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Alanen, Arnold R.

Finns in Minnesota [electronic resource] / Arnold R. Alanen. - St. Paul, MN : Historical Society Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (112 p.) - The people of Minnesota . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Finns -- Immigrant numbers -- A Finnish presence in Minnesota -- Early emigration from Finland -- Minnesota's first Finnish rural settlements -- A Minneapolis Finntown -- New York mills and west-central Minnesota -- Northeastern Minnesota -- Farming the cutover -- Religion, politics, and organizations -- Cooperatives and the common good -- Supporting Finland during the 1930s and 1940s -- The postwar era -- Finland Swedes -- Twin Cities -- Duluth -- Iron range -- Lake Superior's north shore -- Rural and agricultural settlements -- Organizational life -- Today -- Personal account: Fred Torma.

ISBN: 9780873518604 0873518608

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Finnish Americans--Social conditions.--Minnesota
Finnish Americans--History.--Minnesota
Finland-Swedes--Social conditions.--Minnesota
Finland-Swedes--History.--Minnesota
Finns--Social conditions.--Minnesota
Finns--History.--Minnesota

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Minnesota--Emigration and immigration--History.
Finland--Emigration and immigration--History.
Minnesota--Ethnic relations--History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F615.F5 / A53 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 305.89/45410776