print email comment close St. Urho: Patron Saint of Finland URL: http://www.sainturho.com Description: "The legend of St. Urho began in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s. ... However, there are differing opinions as to whether it began with ... fables ... or the tongue-in-cheek tales told by Richard Mattson of Virginia [Minnesota]." The site provides a history of this "mythical Finnish-American hero," links to information about celebrations in the United States of St. Urho's Day on March 16, images of St. Urho statues, and links to related information. Author: Winker, Tim; Jokela, Randy Extra Keywords Sinikka Library of Congress Subject Headings: Finnish Americans -- Humor Tall tales LII Database Information: Record 10906 created by Maria Brandt on 03/07/2005 Last modification on 03/09/2005 Published: 03/07/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10906