Kaleva

*In Finnish mythology, Kaleva is the great king of Kainuu in Kalevala. His twelve sons are later the twelve constellations in the sky. Hiisi is one of his sons.

*"Kaleva" is a newspaper in Oulu, which is in northern Finland. The paper was founded in 1899 and it was published for the first time 1 July 1899.

*Kaleva is the name of a town in Michigan, USA. It was founded by Finnish settlers and boasts "the quality of life that is vanishing all too rapidly in today's society. Life is slower, savored more fully, close to nature. And if you happen to forget to lock your doors, nothing changes."

*Kaleva is quarter of Tampere, Finland.

*Kaleva is the name of a fraternal order founded by Finnish settlers devoted to preserving their language and culture. The group appears to have roots in Massachusetts going back to the very early 1900s, but there appears to be evidence of other groups with Kaleva-like names throughout the area. The group still exists today in the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts and hosts regular public pancake breakfasts.

*Kaleva is the largest and only remaining sanctioned burial cemetery within the city limits of Teamo, LN. Indeed, with the exception of Kaleva, burials have not been permitted in Bryce County since 1900. In that year the county's boundaries were finalized and Kaleva was grandfathered into the law. Since the end of World War II Kaleva has been open to all regardless of ancestry. Kaleva Cemetery was founded by the city's large Finnish immigrant population (the largest urban Finnish concentration in the U.S.).

*Kaleva OH-ALL airliner shot down by Soviet bombers in 1940.