The Lemminkäinen Suite (also named Four Legends or Four Legends from the Kalevala), Op. 22, is a four-movement symphonic poem for orchestra completed in 1895 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece was originally conceived as Veneen luominen (The Building of the Boat), an opera with a mythological setting, before the work took form as a suite. Its story is based on the heroic character Lemminkäinen from the Kalevala, a collection of Finnish folklore and mythology epic poetry. The second movement, The Swan of Tuonela, is the most popular of the four movements and is often performed on its own.

Original Name Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island
Date of composition 1895 (revised in 1897 and 1939)
First published 1954
Type Symphonic Poem
Tonality E-flat Major
Catalogue Op. 22/1
Approx. duration 16 minutes
Instruments Orchestra
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Autotranslations beta Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen ja saaren neidot en mi bémol majeur, Op. 22/1
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen ja saaren neidot in mi bemolle maggiore, Op. 22/1
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen ja saaren neidot Es-dur, Op. 22/1