Linta lived in the time when men were made of iron and ships were made of wood. Linta liked strong men and often traveled from Sysmä Suopelto by ship to Lahti to party and mix the heads of the local men. At that time, the ship was an important means of transportation to the city, because Pulkkilanharju still lacked bridges.
Linta belonged to the same series as Joensuu's Elli, Suhmura's Santra, Elli of the Third Line, Manta from Muloo - and there were several others. All the aforementioned women were lively, free-spirited girls and you often met them at the dance halls of the urban areas. Linta's home field was Lahti. According to Sysmä's Linta song, a man from Lahti met Linta and immediately lost his heart. According to the custom of the time, the couple went to dances, levar and tivoli, also "looked" on the Ferris wheel and looked to the future in the tent.
"Such a girl to remember, not in Pertunmaa, not in Hartola. There is no prettier girl, no, Linta won over everyone, everyone." This is how a man from Lahti who lost his heart to Linta rhymed.
At the end of the story, the man took Linta to the Päijänne ship and left himself on the shore in pain and trouble. His future plans were to earn travel money to move to Sysmä and Linta - whether that ever worked out, our story does not tell.
The Linta tradition continues in Sysmä even today. Every year, a woman who has successfully marketed Sysmä or otherwise brought the locality to the fore is chosen as Sysmä's Linta.