Finland
From the book ‘FINLAND’ by Tamiko Bjener, 1988June Pelo Official name: Republic of Finland, Suomi (soo-WAH-mee) History Early History – the Sami and the Finns The…
Finland
Finns Abroad
Olavi Koivukangas, Director, Institute of Migration Studies, Åbo. Extracted from “Finland, a Cultural Encyclopedia”. Translated by June Pelo. The greatest emigration among Finns has been to…
The National Anthem of Finland
By June Pelo, citing the Internet as her source of information. The Finnish national anthem, with words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg and music by Fredrik Pacius,…
Runeberg Defined the Finnish Spirit
By Irmeli Tanttu Suomen Silta No. 2-2004Translated by June Pelo The Finnish identity began to take it current shape when Sweden lost its eastern section, Finland,…
Pedersöre Church
Translated from “Pedersöre Kyrka” and Jakobstads Tidning by June Pelo, 1990. Medieval Church The Pedersöre church is one of Österbotten’s oldest medieval churches. The foundation was laid…
Solv Church Village
By Evald Strandén from DEN ÖSTERBOTTNISKA BYN.Translated by June Pelo The dry timber cracked when I climbed upstairs in the church bell tower. As a child…
Old Marriage Customs in Finland
Excerpts from “Finnish Folk Culture” by Ilmar Talve.June Pelo At times while doing genealogy research, I’ve noticed that young couples married at a very young age…
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…
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…
