Nordic Forest Rituals – Bringing Ancient Wisdom into Modern Life

The Nordic Forest Rituals draw inspiration from the mythical landscapes of the Nordic forest—its trees, plants, spirits, animals, and the stories that emerge from deep within our folklore.

Origin of the stories

There was a time when nature was sacred, and humans were an integral part of it. Our goal is to reveal the beliefs of our ancestors about trees, animals, and forest spirits. By learning about the past, you can strengthen your intuition and deepen your connection to nature—perhaps embarking on an inner journey that transforms the way you see yourself and the natural world.

Oracle Cards

One way of enjoying the Nordic Forest Rituals is our oracle card deck, a physical deck of cards with beautiful illustrations. With the cards you will get a link to an eBook, where you can read about the stories and get deeper insights into the symbolism and meaning behind each card. Each story also gives suggestions for rituals that can bring a little ancient wisdom and magic into your everyday modern life. (The eBook is currently available in English, language versions planned too)

HOW TO USE ORACLE CARDS
1. Find a quiet space.
2. Ask a question in your mind.
3. Shuffle the cards.
4. Draw a card.
5. Reflect on the card's image, message and ritual – or just enjoy the stories from the eBook.
6. Write down your experience or share it with a dear friend.

Packaging
The design version of Nordic Forest Rituals Oracle Cards come in a beautiful, hand-printed linen pouch, crafted with care to complement the natural and mystical essence of the cards. The pouch is easy to take with you and can be washed and ironed if need be.

Designed and Made in Finland
The cards are printed in Helsinki on 100% recycled paper, and the linen bags are crafted by Mannerveden Ompelimo using 100% stonewashed linen (Öko-Tex standard), and hand silk-screen printed at Kalasataman Seripaja, Helsinki.

About the Creators, Reetta Ranta and Riikka Haro

We are two sisters, a visionary writer and a creative designer, born in Eastern Finland to a family of varied backgrounds – a mix of nomad spirited artistic father and a language teacher mother ever interested in learning new things. We were brought up with stories about small creatures, nature spirits and gnomes in Finnish nature, a mystical world painted by our father, whereas our mother set up an example of the importance of languages and expanding your world view by meeting people and how reading opens the way to new ideas and skills. With this heritage we create stories and products that draw their inspiration from Finnish nature, mythology and folktales.

Our cards are available at:

Onoma	Fiskars	Fiskarsintie 360 (Uusi Kasarmi)
HAM	Helsinki	Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, 00100 Helsinki
Unio Mystica	Helsinki	Yrjönkatu 8, 00120 Helsinki
Mainoa	Rovaniemi	Koskikatu 25, 96200 Rovaniemi

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Saunaeläinten tarina | The Story of Sauna Animals

We are two sisters, a visionary writer and a creative designer, born in Eastern Finland to a family of varied background – a mix of nomad spirited artistic father and a language teacher mother ever interested to learn new things.

We were brought up with stories about small creatures, nature spirits and gnomes in the Finnish nature, a mystical world painted by our father, whereas mother set up an example of importance of languages and expanding your world view by meeting people and how reading opens the way to new ideas and skills. With this heritage we create stories and products that draw their inspiration from Finnish nature, mythology and folktales.

We invite you to our magical world where wisdom of the past generations, beauty of the Finnish nature and spirits of the forest spark imagination, inspiration and joy.

Welcome,
Reetta & Riikka
(read more about the creators)

Sauna Animals shop

Sauna animals was born out of Finnish folk tales and forest mythology – first as separate ideas: we explored sauna rituals and on the other hand animal mythology in the Finnish folk tales. Combining the sauna and the forest animals happened naturally – the steam, the spirit of the sauna took the shape of an animal. And so the Sauna Animals came to be, also as a shop.

The stories of Sauna Animals products are written by Reetta – a human animal inspired by myths and the ancient connection between nature and man. In their dreams the magnificent deer run tall and free. The shape of the products have been found by Riikka – a designer and illustrator of forest and steam spirits. In their dreams the bears are playful and only a little scary.

We hope you find your own power animal, your sauna animal!

Sauna Animals -kauppa

Saunaeläinten idea syntyi tarinoista ja metsästä – ensin erillisinä ideoina: saunaan liittyvien rituaalien ympärille kehiteltynä Sauna Sisters -tapahtumina sekä voimaeläinten ja suomalaisten kansantarinoiden innoittamina tuotteina. Saunan ja metsäneläinten yhdistyminen tapahtui luontevasti, saunan löylyn henget alkoivat saada eläimen muodon.

Sauna Animals tuotteiden tarinat kirjoittaa Reetta, myyteistä ja luonnon ja ihmisen ikiaikaisesta yhteydestä inspiroitunut ihmiseläin jonka unissa hirvet juoksevat mahtavina. Eläinten ja tuotteiden muodon on löytänyt Riikka, graafinen suunnittelija ja metsän- ja löylynhenkien kuvittaja jonka unien karhut ovat leikkisiä ja vain vähän pelottavia.

Toivomme että löydät oman voimaeläimesi, saunaeläimesi!

Sauna Animals by Power Animals United Ltd