page_title: Maamme
hierarchical_section_title: Maamme
context_page_description: "Maamme" is Finland's national anthem. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and with this music it was performed for the first time on 13 May 1848. Originally it was written for the 500th anniversary of Porvoo and for that occasion it was Runeberg himself who wrote the music. The poem was influenced by the "Szózat" of Mihály Vörösmarty,
  both in style and content.
  The melody of "Maamme" is also used for the national anthem of Estonia with a similarly themed text, "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm". It is also considered to be the ethnic anthem for the Livonians as "Min izāmō".
context_section_description: "Maamme" (Finnish: [ˈmɑːmːe]) (Swedish: "Vårt land" Finland Swedish: [ˈvoːrt ˈlɑnːd]; both meaning "Our Land") is Finland's national anthem. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and with this music it was performed for the first time on 13 May 1848. Originally it was written for the 500th anniversary of Porvoo and for that occasion it was Runeberg himself who wrote the music. The poem was influenced by the "Szózat" (Appeal) of Mihály Vörösmarty,
  both in style and content.
  The melody of "Maamme" is also used for the national anthem of Estonia with a similarly themed text, "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" ("My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy", 1869). It is also considered to be the ethnic anthem for the Livonians as "Min izāmō" ("My Fatherland").
caption: The first stanza of "Maamme" from the Finnish translation of The Tales of Ensign Stål
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