Finns in Minnesota / Arnold R. Alanen.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:People of Minnesota.
Main Author: Alanen, Arnold R. (Arnold Robert)
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2012], ©2012.
Series:People of Minnesota.
Subjects:
Finns > Minnesota > History.
Finns > Minnesota > Social conditions.
Finland-Swedes > Minnesota > History.
Finland-Swedes > Minnesota > Social conditions.
Finnish Americans > Minnesota > History.
Finnish Americans > Minnesota > Social conditions.
Minnesota > Ethnic relations > History.
Finland > Emigration and immigration > History.
Minnesota > Emigration and immigration > History.
Physical Description:114 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm .
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.