Fattiggubben
From an article by Anja Smolander.Translated by June Pelo. Since the time of the 1600’s there were hundreds of carved wooden figures of old men that…
Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland, 1809 -1917
By June PeloData as of December 1988Based on information from Hugh Seton-Watson, “The Russian Empire, 1801-1917”, Oxford, 1967, 774. Russia planned at first to annex Finland…
Bombardment of Helsinki
Helsingin suurpommitukset helmikuussa 1944 Sent by Fredrik Forsberg to June Pelo. Finland, which against its will had become involved in the first war, and then a…
Children of Labor
June Pelo’s information gleaned from: Excerpts from “Children of Labor: A Finnish-American History” & from author, Mayme Sevander’s three books: “They Took My Father”, “Red Exodus”…
Departure of Emigrants
Written by K. A. JärviSubmitted by June Pelo This is an interesting description of events in the late 1800’s as emigrants waited to board their ship…
This and That about Finland
Translated from Swedish by June Pelo 1984. The country is divided into counties (lan), districts (härad) and parishes (kommun or socken). Districts are subdivisions under the…
Country Store in Olden Times
Reinhold Heikkilä, Karleby, 5 Jan 1955Karlebynejden No. 42, 2011English translation by June Pelo The following is based on my father’s stories from my childhood. I am approaching…
Castles in Finland
Excerpts from an article by Elias Härö, in “Finland – a cultural encyclopedia”. Translated by June Pelo Finland’s political and social history in the medieval period…
Early Industries in Finland
Excerpts from “Finnish Folk Culture” by Ilmar Talve, ISBN 951-746-006-6June Pelo Tar Burning One of the early industries was tar burning and places can still be found…
Birger Lindqvist’s Unique Mora Clock
By June Pelo. Birger Lindqvist has made several Mora clocks that are in his home in Gamlakarleby, Finland, and his most prized clock required 1000 hours…
Aimo Björklund Saw the Remains of Sorjos Village
By Ole Granholm. Translation by June Pelo. Only the house foundations remain. The birch trees have rotted away. The years 1867 and 1868 were troubled years…
Anders Chydenius
June Pelo reposted various works she found on the internet. Specifics not cited. The Swedish Finn Anders Chydenius was one of the most notable politicians of…
