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Finlandia University was founded as Suomi College on September 8, 1896, by J. K. Nikander (b. 1855, Hämeenlinna, Finland, d. 1919). [ 7 ] [ 9 ] During the 1880s, large numbers of Finns immigrated to Hancock, Michigan to labor in the copper and lumber industries.
Located at 603 Quincy Street in downtown Hancock, Michigan, Old Main (OMi) opened on January 21, 1900 serving as Suomi Opisto (Finnish College). The four-story sandstone structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Today OMi (Old Main Inn) is privately owned and serves as a retreat center, wedding/event venue ...
In 1896, the church established Suomi College and Theological Seminary (now called Finlandia University) in Hancock, Michigan. At the time of its closure in 2023, Finlandia was the only private institution of higher learning in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the only remaining university in North America founded by Finnish immigrants. [3]
The University of Michigan, founded in 1817–twenty years before Michigan's statehood–is the state's oldest university [1] [2] and remained the only university in the state until the 20th century, when Detroit College became the University of Detroit in 1911 and Wayne State University achieved "university" status in 1933 following the ...
The Metropolia University of Applied Sciences is the largest International University of Applied Sciences in Finland. International activities at Metropolia include international degree programs, student and teacher mobility, work placement opportunities abroad, and other projects. Erasmus+; La Trobe University; Kwantlen Polytechnic University
The Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, Inc. (MUCIA) is a Midwestern United States consortium of 10 Big Ten public research universities that collaborates on large-scale projects in developing countries. [1] MUCIA was established in 1964 with support from the Ford Foundation.
Overall, the university is a popular choice for both international and domestic applicants in Finland and has been steadily improving in academic reputation. In the year 2022, The University of Oulu received 17,667 domestic applications, and accepted 2,497 new students, making the University's 2022 domestic acceptance rate 14% .
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Finnish Americans in Michigan. Pages in category "Finnish-American culture in Michigan" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.