Finns in Minnesota /

Alanen, Arnold R.

Finns in Minnesota / Arnold R. Alanen. - St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2012. - 114 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. - The people of Minnesota . - People of Minnesota. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-106) and index.

Finns -- Immigrant numbers -- A Finnish presence in Minnesota -- Early emigration from Finland -- Minnesota's first Finnish rural settlements -- A Minneapolis Finntown -- New York mills and west-central Minnesota -- Northeastern Minnesota -- Farming the cutover -- Religion, politics, and organizations -- Cooperatives and the common good -- Supporting Finland during the 1930s and 1940s -- The postwar era -- Finland Swedes -- Twin Cities -- Duluth -- Iron range -- Lake Superior's north shore -- Rural and agricultural settlements -- Organizational life -- Today -- Personal account: Fred Torma.

0873518543 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0873518608 (e-book) 9780873518543 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780873518604 (e-book)

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Finland-Swedes--History.--Minnesota
Finland-Swedes--Social conditions.--Minnesota
Finnish Americans--History.--Minnesota
Finnish Americans--Social conditions.--Minnesota
Finns--History.--Minnesota
Finns--Social conditions.--Minnesota


Finland--Emigration and immigration--History.
Minnesota--Emigration and immigration--History.
Minnesota--Ethnic relations--History.

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