Wetland Veikkolan Soidinsuolla The idea to make the film Wetland was inspired by The Kalevala -- epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology. It is regarded as the national saga of Finland. My motivation to explore Kalevala was my great passion to learn and understand Finnish culture through myths and legends, where the wisdom of ancestors is preserved. " To know your future, you should learn your past "-- this is the ultimate goal of my work; to be "here and now", to widen the boundaries of experimental film genre and enrich the art of cinema. Masha Salangina