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Sampo

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[sahm-paw] / ˈsɑm pɔ /

noun

Finnish Legend.
  1. a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Väinämöinen, and Lemminkäinen from Louhi because of its powers.


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A few days before the Russian troops moved in, Aleksi Salonen and Sampo Muhonen, a couple of geeks - their own description of themselves - were sitting in a Helsinki flat gaming.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2022

Backed by the Finnish government, Sampo Hietanen, an engineer, started Whim, the world’s first MaaS “operator,” in 2017; Helsinki was the test site.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2021

Colorado rookie Sampo Ranta appeared to score his first NHL goal at 2:54 of the first period but the Blues challenged the play and officials called it off because the Avalanche were offside.

From Seattle Times Oct. 28, 2021

Two months after that, in November 2006, Danske agreed to buy the bank as part of its deal for Sampo Bank, which owned it.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2018

"I think Sampo a much better name," said the man, rather vexed.

From Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages by Emilie Poulsson

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