Petalax Village & Farm Names
Recollections by Viktor Smeds of his childhood in Petalax.From “Den Österbottniska Byn”.Translated by June Pelo. Petalax church village was a typical Österbotten village during my childhood.…
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Rödsö Village, Karleby Parish
By Verner Läxstrom, 1947.Translated from “Den Österbottniska Byn” by June Pelo in 1985. After leaving Gamlakarleby on Uleåborg Road and turning left, one comes on an…
Early Towns of Finland
Excerpted from “Finnish Folk Culture” by Ilmar Talve.Translated by June Pelo. During the Middle Ages there were only six towns in Finland, and eight in…
History of Currency in Finland
By June Pelo. Sources include the National Archive – Old Handwriting and Documents; Kalevi Kiesi and the internet. Monetary unit in the Middle Ages: The unit…
Finnish Immigrant Farm Women in NE Minnesota
Previous title of this article submitted by June Pelo: ‘Finnish Immigration to North America and Northeastern Minnesota’. It is based on the works of JoAnn Hanson-Stone,…
Food Customs
By June Pelo. Historically the western part of Finland belonged to the Roman-Catholic and Lutheran sphere of influence and via them to that of the…
Vörå Descendant Finds His Roots
By Maria Holmström, Helsingfors for Norden, 2 March 2000. Submitted by June Pelo. Most Finlanders have some relatives in the US. While some have had contact with…
Finland Facts
By June Pelo, 1982 ‘Sisu’ is an ancient Finnish word that has no exact counterpart in other languages. ‘Sisu’ has preserved the Finns as a race…
The Creativity of the Finns
Written by Giles C. Ekola, The Finnish American Reporter, Oct. 1998. Submitted to SFHS by June Pelo. Images updated to meet attribution standards in 2021. The…
Customs and Traditions of Karlö, Finland
This information was excerpted by June Pelo from material supplied by former SFHS member, Bernice Korpi. People who lived in houses often owned clocks, but people…
The Christian Tradition
By June Pelo. From Finnish Folk Culture by Ilmar Talve. The Catholic Church occupied a strong position in the 15th century and played a leading role…
Old Church Customs
By June Pelo; excerpt from Karleby Sockens Historia. I recently read about some church customs in Finland in the 1700’s which seem rather strange in today’s…
