My elder sister does some family research and she checked if we had anything to do with Paanajärvi. Turns out, no. Pity, I would have stolen it from the Russians. But she found a distant connection to Finnish Composer Ahti Sonninen(1914-1984) from another Savonian roots family.
Richard WilliamsonFriday Finnish! Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865-1931 Finnish painter best known for illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. Paanajärven Paimenpoika Shepherd Boy from Paanajärvi 1892 Oil on canvas 84 cm x 68 cm