One of the objectives of Laukko Historicum is to yield, through sustained research, new information about Laukko and Finnish manor culture in general. Laukko has a long tradition of historical research in particular. Numerous professional and amateur historians have, over the years, written about the estate’s owners, history and buildings.

 

Few works focusing specifically on Laukko have, by contrast, been published. Yrjö Raevuori wrote a history of the estate “Laukon omistajia ja vaiheita” (“The Owners and History of Laukko”) in the 1930s. Representing the most recent research are the books and articles by Liisa Lagerstam.

 

Laukko also has sound traditions in the collection and publication of ethnological findings. The oldest and best-known example is the ballad “The Death of Elina” noted down by Elias Lönnrot in the nearby villages.

 

Numerous arrangements for the stage have later been made of the ballad, published in the Kanteletar, a collection of lyrical and lyrical-epic Finnish folk poems made by Elias Lönnrot. Events at Laukko have also inspired many front-line Finnish writers and composers.