Svenska dagen or Swedish Finn Heritage Day is a unique holiday that was established in 1908 by the Swedish People’s Party of Finland—nine years before Finland gained independence. November 6th was… Read More
Category Archives: Swedish Finn Culture
Historical Dates for Swedish Österbotten
From “Den Österbottniska Byn” by K. V. ÅkerblomTranslated by June Pelo 1303, 1 June Lappfjärd, Tjöck, and Sastmola mentioned for the first time. Landowners there were granted permission from… Read More
Finns Who Speak Swedish
Excerpts from “Insight Guides – Finland”.Translated by June Pelo. Swedish-speaking parents in Finland face hard choices. If their own Swedish mother tongue is to continue, their child will have to… Read More
My Åland Ancestors
by Sylvia Stauffer I remember my grandmother as frail most of the time, but her across-the-street neighbor told me some years ago about how startled she was one day… Read More
Tall Ships of the Åland Islands
2020 has made travel a distant memory but the Tall Ship Races give us hope for 2021! Located at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic… Read More
Poems by Edith Södergran
Landet som icke är Jag längtar till landet som icke är, ty allting som är, är jag trött att begära. Månen berättar mig i silverne runor om landet som icke… Read More
The Hanna Asp Diary—Part Five
The following are excepts from the diary of Hannah Asp during a summer that she worked for the John Olin family near Chinook, Washington. A copy of the diary was… Read More
Tove Jansson
by Syrene Forsman 2014 would have been Moomin creator Tove Jansson’s 100th birthday. Her world famous Moomin family stories may lead one to overlook her other artistic and literary works.… Read More
Help Us Make Runeberg History Available
When the International Order of Runeberg made the decision to close, the records of each chapter were sent to the Swedish Finn Historical Society. SFHS already had copies of most of… Read More
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 Munsala, 24 km.… Read More