Eine Straßenszene in Helsinki mit zwei Frauen in traditioneller finnischer Grünkohl-Kleidung, gekennzeichnet durch lange, schwere Röcke und detaillierte Blusen. Die Kale sind eine finnische Roma-Gemeinschaft, deren Vorfahren aus Südasien stammten und im 16. Jahrhundert nach Finnland kamen. (1970)
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Von StephenMcGannon
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on their way to *Mummotunneli*?
Still waiting for payment from one of these individuals regarding a Tori sale that happened in 2023 or 2024, cant even remember
South Asia huh?
It looks like the garments used to be more ornate than what Kale typically wear now. But the photo does not tell if there was more color than black and white that’s currently the tradition.
ye olde cargo skirt
To be fair they didn’t „reach Finland“ most of them got deported to Finland from Sweden, by Gustav Vasa the king that also threw Kalmar Union away and established Sweden. Most of Finnish Kale have old Swedish names and surnames, like Leif Lindeman, Mertsi Nyman, Åke Hedman, Susanna Åkerlund and so on.
And when they swear an oath, is it called a Kale-vala?
They call themselves Kaale, and we don’t. They’re called Romani . Many of my childhood friends are Romani, from Sweden and Finland. Finnish people call them mustalaiset,and in Sweden they’re called zigenare.. Those newer dresses weigh about 7-15kg’s , depending on the time of the year. The heavier dress is worn in the winter time, and the lighter is worn in summertime..
I have never anyone call Romanis „Kale“.
When I was visiting Finland my guide to me that the women wore these outfits so that they could hide stolen goods from shops.
The Instrumentarium is still at the same place 😅