Jumala
JUMALA, the supreme god of the ancient Finns and Lapps. Among some tribes he is called Num or Jilibeambaertje, as protector of the flocks. Jumala indicates rather godhead than a divine being. In the runes Ukko, the grandfather, the sender of the thunder, takes the place of Jumala.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
