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Mateli Magdalena Kuivalatar (8 May 1771 – 29 December 1846) was a Finnish-Karelian folksinger, seer, and cunning woman. She is regarded as the most noted among the known Finnish-Karelian folksingers of her sex. She was a strong influence on Kanteletar by Elias Lönnrot.