Farm life in Finland
Translated from Swedish by June Pelo 1982 Haymaking was the most grueling task of all summer work on farms. All grass growing on fields had to…
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Swede Finn Junction
Munsala – The Ostrobothnian Church Village
From “Den Österbottniska Byn” by R. Blomqvist. Translated by June Pelo This article was written by R. Blomqvist during a visit to Munsala in the early 1900’s. At…
Lepplax Village, Pedersöre Parish
By Thor Portin, from Den Österbottniska byn.Translated by June Pelo. There are 12 villages in Pedersöre parish, the same number as the apostles on the parish…
Småbönders – A Living Village
Donald Widjeskog; Norden August 7, 2010English translation by June Pelo The name of the village, Småbönders, needs no explanation. The name explains who the village people are.…
Sundby Village, Pedersöre Parish
By Vilhelm Sandnäs from Den Österbottniska Byn. Translated by June Pelo. Readers whose families emigrated from Sundby village in Pedersöre parish will enjoy the following description…
Friis Village – the Outpost in the North
From Österbottningen, August 1994.Translated by June Pelo Friis village in lower Korplax at one time teemed with farmers and fishermen. Today most of Friis’ residents are…
Esse – the Old Village
By Hjalmar Krokfors from “Den Österbottniska byn”.Translated by June Pelo When some special work such as baking, distilling or brewing needed to be done in olden…
Swedish-Speaking Ostrobothnia
Extracted from “Exploring Ostrobothnia” an article by Kjell Herberts and Börje Vähämäki. Translated by June Pelo At the turn of this century the Finnish- and Swedish-speaking populations…
Sideby Parish
By Frans Teir, from “Den Österbottniska Byn”.Translated by June Pelo. The writer takes us on an imaginary visit in the 1870’s to a farm in Sideby,…
Fiddler Gusta Hellund
By Ester Lauren. Rewritten 21 Mar 1973 by Paul Andersson. From Släkt-och Bygd # 17. English translation by June Pelo. How well I remember him, the…
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…
Emigrants to Australia
By Hilding Widjeskog “Storbacka and Manderbacka. Groups of Houses in Småbonders”June Pelo It was in 1924. Times were hard and they weren’t getting any better for…
