{"id":4044,"date":"2026-09-11T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainola.ee\/kultuuriuritused\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:44:49","slug":"presentation-of-a-cultural-and-travel-guide-to-setomaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainola.ee\/kultuuriuritused\/en\/presentation-of-a-cultural-and-travel-guide-to-setomaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation of a Cultural and Travel Guide to Setomaa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The latest travel guide by renowned guide and travel guide author Tapio M\u00e4kel\u00e4inen is now available in Estonian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The book introduces the Seto language and culture, customs and traditions, food and religion, and also provides practical advice on how to explore Setomaa independently. The presentation will take place on Friday, 18 September at 6 p.m. in the Aino cultural cellar at Ainola Centre (Jaani 4, Tartu). Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e4kel\u00e4inen has been building bridges between Estonian, Finnish and Seto cultures for decades. He has written nearly 20 travel guides to Estonian cities, counties and regions, but until now all of them have been published only in Finnish. \u201cSetos and Setomaa\u201d was also originally intended to be published only across the Gulf of Finland, but since there is no equally comprehensive and up-to-date cultural and travel guide to Setomaa in Estonian, Tapio agreed to an Estonian edition this time. As a result, the book was published in Estonian even before its publication in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSetomaa is small, but it is a bottomless treasure chest because its spirit is great \u2013 and that spirit is rooted in the Seto language and culture, customs and traditions. These are precisely what the first part of the book is about,\u201d M\u00e4kel\u00e4inen says. \u201cThe second part provides guidance and advice on how to visit the Setos and explore Setomaa and its stunning natural environment independently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The book\u2019s editor and Setomaa guide Helen Alum\u00e4e says: \u201cA handy yet comprehensive book like this about Setomaa has been eagerly awaited for a long time, both in Setomaa and among our visitors. The fact that the book was written by someone who is not a Seto \u2013 and a Finn at that \u2013 is not a bad thing at all, in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have seen many times that it is not easy for local people to introduce their own region, because to them everything is part of everyday life, natural and nothing out of the ordinary. This applies not only to Setomaa, but to any region or country. To recognise what makes a particular region special, we need an outside observer, and the author of this book, Tapio M\u00e4kel\u00e4inen, fulfils that role exceptionally well. Tapio is a Setophile at heart, and it was he who brought the Finnish groups that, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, were among the first to come and discover the culture of their kindred people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ainola.ee\/kultuuriuritused\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/5958_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4035\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest travel guide by renowned guide and travel guide author Tapio M\u00e4kel\u00e4inen is now available in Estonian. 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