
I was wondering if there is someone here who could help me with Finnish folklore.
I am looking into traditional fairytales, myths and stories for an art project but I seem to be coming across various versions of each story. As a result I am not very sure which one is the original version or which one is the most well known in order to decide on whether to choose a version or not. As an example, for the story of the Princess Mouse, I have found version referring to 3 brothers and others to two. Also some of the versions define the status of the family in different ways.
As a foreigner, who has only recently started looking into the Finnish culture, I am also unaware of various aspects related to inherited knowledge such as manners, traditions, superstitious or beauty standards that may be related to some of the tales and make sense to you but potentially not to me. Before I start looking more into it and analysing things from afar, which can be misleading at times, I thought it would be a good idea to ask someone who is local about their experience.


Thanks in advance!
Afe