Manner and Customs of Kantlax
By Vald. Nyblom in “Den Österbottniska Byn”. Translated by June Pelo. These are some remembrances from the late 1800’s about life in Kantlax, a little coastal village in…
Finland
Pelo – Tannery & Farm in the Swedish District
From Österbottningen, 17 Oct 1959. Sent by Birger Lindqvist of Gamlakarleby.Translated by June Pelo. Thirty-four-year old Fritiof Gustafsson of Pelo in Nedervetil drove at full speed into the…
World War II Gift Parcels to Finland
By Martin Wallenius, Superintendent at the General Direction of Posts and Telegraphs foreign section, Helsinki.Translated by June Pelo During the war immigrant families from Finland worried…
Memories of the Winter War
By Art Jura, Norden, 17 April 2008. Translated by June Pelo. Helvi Waisanen Silverman and Paula Waisanen Szabo related their experiences in Kuhmo, Finland during the 1939-40…
Before Modern Conveniences
Based on the book “Before Modern Conveniences”, by Helmi Kortes-Erkkila. It is about a Finnish farm family 1917-1927.Submitted by June Pelo. The author grew up on…
The Sauna
This is the second and more detailed version of ‘The Sauna’ article by June Pelo. She sites her source as the internet. Anthropologists know little about…
Carl Carlsson Åivobäck-Clemetsöhem (1722-1860)
Published in Vasa 1963. Translated by June Pelo. Some time ago the Vasa newspaper published an article series “Klemetsö Village over 500 Years.” In these historic…
Midsummer
By June Pelo. Sources extracted from the internet. Midsummer has been celebrated for many centuries and some traditions predate Christianity. Traditionally all turning points of the…
The Log Cabin Tradition
By June Pelo, sourced from internet articles. The exact origin of log building is lost, but archaeologists have suggested it started with the Scandinavians and northern…
Pelo Village – Parts One & Two
Part One From Pelo Family by Hugo Lagstrom, 1931.Translated by June Pelo. The village of Pelo is situated on Nedervetil hill in the parish of Nedervetil.…
Erik Cainberg – Sculptor from Nedervetil
By Erik Nygren, from “Nedervetil Kommun Hembygdsbok”. Translated by June Pelo Ostrobothnia has given Finland most of the greatest poets, but has been short of artists…
Elmer Alexander Forsberg 1883-1950
By June Pelo Elmer Forsberg was born in 1883 at Yxpila in Karleby, Finland, son of Adolf Alexander Forsberg and Signe Katherine Bonde, and emigrated to…
