Do you know where gnomes come from? What is the name of Joulupukki's wife? Who is the old woman Vieristya and why do they put empty milk pots on their heads on the holiday? The fairy tale “The Gift of the Northern Troll” will tell about these and many other Finnish and ancient Karelian traditions of celebrating Christmas and New Year. It is a continuation of the book “Advice from Mother Ihuola” and tells about the amazing journey of the Finnish Joulupukki, the Olonets frostman Pakkaine and the Karelian winter grandfather Talvi Ukko to the distant northern country of Pohjola. There, on the longest night, on the eve of the Winter Solstice, an amazing flower should grow from an ice grain donated by the troll Heikki. You will sit at the festive table in the house of Mother Ikhuola, meet the mouse Lovkha again, learn about the “treachery” of the cap of the Karelian devil Kekhne .To correctly read the names of the characters, you need to remember that the stress in Finnish and Karelian words is always placed on the first syllable!