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Karhun kansa (Finnish: ['kɑrhun ˈkɑnsɑ] is a religious community based on indigenous Finnish spiritual tradition. The community was officially recognized by the Finnish state in December 2013.[1][2][3] "Karhun kansa" is Finnish for "People of the Bear". The bear, known as Otso, is the most sacred animal in the Finnish spiritual tradition, and said to be the mythical ancestor of all humankind.[4] Karhun kansa is part of Suomenusko ("Finnish Faith"), the contemporary revival of pre-Christian polytheistic ethnic religion of the Finns.[5][6] Some members of Karhun kansa call their faith 'väenusko' rather than 'suomenusko'. The first part of the term 'väenusko' stems from a Finnish word 'väki', which refers to people, and also both unseen and visible powers that are part of traditional Finnic mythology.[7]
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- ^ "Karhun kansa hyväksyttiin uskonnolliseksi yhdyskunnaksi", Iltalehti, 17 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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- ^ "Takaisin kotiin" Ylioppilaslehti, 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.