Pellonpekko

Pellonpekko ("Pekko of the field", also called Pekka, Pikka, or Pikki) is a god of barley and beer. He was mentioned in Mikael Agricola's God List from 1551 as a Karelian god who "bestowed the growing of barley". In folk poetry he is mentioned in the myth of the first sowing of barley and brewing of beer.

In some areas of Tavastia, the word pekko has meant beer. Pellonpekko is also mentioned in a spell to remove a stuck awn from one's eye or from under one's skin, Siikanen's spell.

Pellonpekko is connected to the barley and beer god Peko of the Setos of Southern Estonia. Setos created idols of Peko out of wood and candle wax that were stored in a grain crate and only taken out once a year in autumn during a men's ritual focused on ample eating and drinking.

Pellonpekko was still worshipped in Northern Savonia in the 18th century.