Description

Spoke the lively Lemminkainen,
Said the handsome Kaukomieli,
“Now the youth must take departure,
And must travel from these dwellings,
Joyless leave behind these damsels,
Dance no longer with the fair ones.”

ARABIA Finland Annual Plate 1983 (Årstallrik 1983, Vuosilautanen 1983). The 1983 plate is the eight of a series of annual plates with a Kalevala motif. The series is limited, which gives it a considerable value as a collector’s item.

The plate was designed by Arabia artist Raija Uosikkinen. It measures 20 cm / 8 inches. Made of stoneware. It comes in perfect condition with original box and has only been displayed for this photo. The box might show some slight wear due to age.

Made in Finland.