Dispatch from Åland 2022
by Kimberly Jacobs Åland Calling, from filmmaker Tiina Mäkinen, was filmed during a conference hosted by The Åland Islands Emigrant Institute in 2022 (read more about…
Visiting Finland
Reunion with Wisconsin guests at Småbönders
Written by Anette Forsstrom for the Norden, August 5, 2004. Translated by June Pelo. Descendants of Ingvald and Gerda Storbacka Gather Jannis farm is located at…
Edvin Edberg Found His Roots in Ostrobothnia
Submitted by June Pelo. Based on Stig Svens article in Norden, August 31, 1995. This summer [1995] Edvin Edberg from Scottsdale, AZ found over 50 relatives…
Erik Lindholm – On a Visit to His Homeland After 68 Years in America
This story was written by Mr. Jimson for a Swedish Finn newspaper and then translated by June Pelo. In 1902 crofter’s son Erik Lindholm from Bredvik…
Emigrant Nabb-Kalle on a Visit to Terjärv
Norden Newspaper, 6 September 2001. Translated by June Pelo Finland has traditionally been a country from which people emigrated. Over a million Finlanders moved to other…
Back Home Again
By Donald Widjeskog.Norden, 30 May 2010.English translation by June Pelo. When the cold winter is a mere memory, we all set our sights on the coming…
Travelling in Finland
Official Languages:Finnish, Swedish Time Zone:GMT + 2 hrs Population:5.4 million Capital:Helsinki Lakes:188 000 Islands:180 000 National parks:37 Geographic size:338,000 km2, of which 33 000 km2 water…
