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The Finnish diaspora consists of Finnish emigrants and their descendants, especially those that maintain some of the customs of their Finnish culture. Finns emigrated to the United Kingdom, the United States , France, Canada , Australia , Argentina , New Zealand , Sweden , Norway , Russia, Germany, Israel and Brazil.
The Finnish national awakening in the mid-19th century was the result of members of the Swedish-speaking upper classes deliberately choosing to promote Finnish culture and language as a means of nation building, i.e. to establish a feeling of unity among all people in Finland including (and not of least importance) between the ruling elite and ...
Lauri Kristian Relander became president of Finland. [8] 1931: 2 March: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud became president of Finland. [8] 1932: Mäntsälä rebellion took place. [9] 1937: 1 March: Kyösti Kallio became president of Finland. [8] 1939: 30 November: Winter War: The war began. 1940: 13 March: Winter War: The war ended. 19 December: Risto Ryti ...
Finnish background in colour, foreign background in grey. Immigration to Finland is the process by which people migrate to Finland to reside in the country. Some, but not all, become Finnish citizens. Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of Finland.
The migration continued well into the 20th century, until U.S. authorities set up a quota of 529 Finnish immigrants per year in 1929. Initially, this led to an increase in Finnish immigration to Canada. But as social and economic conditions in Finland improved significantly during this era, overall immigration decreased by the middle of the ...
The Finnish famine of 1866–1868 was the last famine in Finland, and (along with the subsequent Swedish famine of 1867–1869) the last major famine in Northern Europe. [1] In Finland, the famine is known as "the great hunger years", or suuret nälkävuodet. About 8.5% of the entire population died of hunger; [2] in the hardest-hit areas up to ...
Pages in category "Finnish emigrants to the United States" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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