TUONELA, which means "the abode," is the mythical place of sojourn for the deceased in the religious traditions among Finns, Karelians, Ingrians and speakers of many other Finnish-related languages. The word concerns a sacred place in the otherworld, and is often used as a synonym of the words for the netherworld (Manala, maanalainen: "underworld") or for the mythical kingdom of the extreme north (Pohjola: "Northern Land"). In oral epics, laments, and lullabies it refers to "the home of the Tuoni," where Tuoni refers to the ruler of the world of the dead. The term tuonilmainen refers to "the other air," which is another term for the otherworld. A parallel Mansi word, tammaa (the otherworld) refers to the final destination of the journey of the breathing spirit (lil) of the deceased one in the northernmost edge of the universe. The spirit flies to tammaa across the Arctic Ocean in...