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,…
Finland
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…
Saint Henry
Submitted by June Pelo, based on work by Jussi Nuorteva, scholar of old literature, science journalist, from “Finland, a Cultural Encyclopedia”, by Finnish Literature Society. Saint…
Monastery of Old Valamo
By June Pelo referencing a Finnair brochure titled ‘Monastery – orthodox-cultural tours’. The monastery of old Valamo, known as the Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ,…
Christmas Traditions in Finland
Excerpts from “Finnish Folk Culture” by Ilmar Talve (ISBN 951-746-006-6) June Pelo. The Christmas season in Finland begins on the Saturday before Advent, known as Little…
Farm Words
Which words have you seen when exploring records of your ancestors? Let’s start with the word ‘farmer’. A farmer could be a: And, if the farmer…
