The productions of the Kalevala in Ranua and certain individual performances in Western Lapland have done a great deal of important work in the field of winter art. This artistic activity has inspired and activated entire villages. The performances represent traditional outdoor theater in which snow, ice and light have been used as the props and the stage. The picture shows The Wedding, put on in Ranua in the winter theater in 1999 as part of the Kalevala project. Ilmarinen is trying catch a pike from the River Tuoni.