Tuulikki is a forest haltija in Finnish mythology. She is called a daughter of Tapio & Mielikki. The variations of her name include Annikki (influenced by Saint Anne) and Tyytikki, the latter being called the mother of squirrels. She's also been connected to Karelian Lyylikki, "smith of skis" (lylyjen seppä).
In runic songs Beautiful Tuulikki, daughter of Tapio & Mielikki, was sitting on a rainbow in the sky. Väinämöinen arrived to propose to her but she said he needs to prove to her that he is a hero. She asked him to do impossible tasks, which he clears, but when he is asked to carve out a boat without hitting a rock with an axe, he ends up wounding himself in the toe, causing it to bleed.
In hunting spells, she is asked to help in hunting with words similar to what is asked from Mielikki and Tellervo.
Tapio's daughter or maiden is also called Tuometar () in runic songs. This name appears in Kainuu, Lapland, Norrbotten, North Karelia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and White Karelia, mainly in bear-related songs. She is sometimes called a mother (or one of them) of the bear. She has been considered a tree haltija, protector of the bird cherry, while Martti Haavio believed Tuometar is actually a synonym for Hongatar. Another name for Tuometar has been Kataatar, after Saint Catherine. A Western Finnish cattle song also asks Tuomen piika, metsän neitsyt (Maid of the bird cherry, maiden of the forest) to look after cattle.
Name The wide variety of different versions of her name in runic songs suggests the original name has become unclear. Haavio suggested the original form was *Lyyδikki, the initial having developed into a t-sound for alliteration with the word Tapio. In this case, the original word would be *lyyti, borrowed from Old Norse hluti 'lot, fate', which then developed to *lyyδi and eventually lyyli. Lyyli in Finnish means luck as well as a religious offer or sacrifice, and *Lyyδikki would've been someone who gave hunting luck.
Epithets EpithetEpithet meaningRegionsAnnikka, Tapion tytärAnnikki, tytär TapionAunikki, tytär TapionLumikki, tytär TapionTuometar, tytär TapionTuulikki, tytär TapionTuurikki tytär TapionTyytikko, tytär Tapion'Tuulikki, Daughter of Tapio'Ingria, Kainuu, Ladoga Karelia, North Karelia, Olonets Karelia, White KareliaTaińikki, Tapion tyttöTyylikki, Tapion tyttiTynikki Tapion tyttöTyynikki, Tapion tyttö'Tyynikki, Girl of Tapio'White KareliaSalakaaren kaunis vaimoSalokaaren kaunis vaimoSalakorven vaimo kaunisSalakaarron kaunis vaimoSalakaarten vaimo kaunis'Beautiful woman of a secret arc''Beautiful woman of a wilderness arc''Beautiful woman of a secret wilderness''Beautiful woman of a secret curve''Beautiful woman of secret arcs'Lapland, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, White KareliaAinikki Tapion neitiAnnikki, Tapion neitiMyyrikki, Tapion neitiTuometar, Tapion neitiTuulikki, Tapion neitiTyytikki Tapion neiti'Tuulikki, Miss of Tapio'Kainuu, Lapland, North Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia, White KareliaAnnikki salon ania'Annikki, tietäjä of deep forest'North SavoAnnikki, jalo tapio'Annikki, noble forest'KainuuAnnikki, neiti nuori'Annikki, young miss'KainuuHoikka Honkelan miniäHoikka Honkalan miniä'Slim daughter-in-law of Honkala'Lapland, North OstrobothniaMetsän piika pikkuruinenMeijän piika pikkarainen'Tiny maid of forest''Our tiny maid'Kainuu, North Karelia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, Olonets Karelia, White KareliaTuometar, tytär typerä'Tuometar, foolish daughter'White KareliaTuometar, hyvä emäntä'Tuometar, good mistress'North SavoTuometar, puhas emäntä'Tuometar, pure mistress'North Savo(About Tuometar:) Päivälän miniäPäivölän miniä'Daughter-in-law of Päivölä'Kainuu
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