Mika Roinila
Born in Finland, Mika Roinila is an expert in many aspects of the
Finnish immigrant experience. He is the International Baccalaureate
Program Coordinator & Fulbright Specialist at John Adams High ...
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Finland-Swedes in Michigan
Mika Roinila
Who are the Finland-Swedes? Defined as citizens of Finland with a
Swedish mother tongue, many know these people as "Swede-Finns" or
simply "Swedes." This book, the first ever to focus on this
ethnolinguistic minority living in Michigan, examines the origins of
the Finland-Swedes and traces their immigration patterns, beginning
with the arrival of hundreds in the United States in the 1860s. A
growing population until the 1920s, when immigration restrictions
were put in place, the Finland-Swedes brought with them unique
economic, social, cultural, religious, and political institutions,
explored here in groundbreaking detail. Drawing on archival, church,
and congregational records, interviews, and correspondence, this
book paints a vivid portrait of Finland-Swedish life in photographs
and text, and also includes detailed maps that show the movement of
this group over time. The latest title in the Discovering the
Peoples of Michigan series even includes a sampling of traditional
Finland-Swedish recipes.
Discovering the Peoples of Michigan
B&W photos, notes, references,index • world
rights
114 pp., 6.00" x 9.00", May 2012
Paper, $12.95,
1-61186-030-X
978-1-61186-030-6
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