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The Osterholm Genealogy During Sweden's occupation of Finland from the 14th century to the beginning of the 19th century, many Swedes moved to the west coast of Finland, claimed land and built Swedish speaking homesteads, many of which remain today. During the Middle Ages, Swedes referred to Finland as the "East Island" or "East Land". Finland was integrated with the Swedish state from 1350 to 1809, when many Swedes established homesteads in Western Finland. www.osterholm.info

The historical significance of the Finland-Swedes The Finland-Swedes are ethnically distinguishable from the Finns and--to a lesser degree--also from the Swedes of Sweden. Less well known internationally is the 6 percent minority of ethnic Swedes in Finland. While we never hear of "Sami speaking Norwegians", "Hebrew speaking Palestinians" etc., one often stumbles on the term "Swedish speaking Finns" to denote a certain group of ethnic Swedes. home.swipnet.se /nordling/finlandssvenskar/intro.html

History and Origins of the Swedes and Sweden To this day, much of western Finland is populated by Swedes, and several cities have both a Swedish and Finnish name with about 8% of Finland's population speaking Swedish. The people of Jämtland were called "the new Swedes", a term still used today. Since the dissolution of the union with Denmark and Norway, Swedish foreign policy had aimed at gaining domination of the Baltic Sea, and this led from 1560 onwards to repeated territorial battles with Denmark and Norway. www.osterholm.info /swedes.html

Nordic Culture > Famous Nordic Inventions - Scandinavica.com Swede John Ericsson is best known for his patent on propelling vessels, used in ships and aircrafts. Swedes Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munter developed a refrigerating machine without any moving parts still used today in refrigerators and freezers for places with no electricity. Ericsson, founded by Swede Lars Magnus Ericsson in Stockholm, constructed the first handheld micro telephone in 1884 and the automatic exchange in the 1940. www.scandinavica.com /culture/famous/inventions.htm   (1001 words)

Ninalainen - A Swede in Finland It was the US navy in Finland who organised it in their house in Marjaniemi in Itäkeskus. Seems like he is enjoying himself in the Theatre Academy of Finland. I can't believe Finland won when they were playing like shit! ninalainen.blogs.se   (6633 words)

Nordic Culture > Swedish Language in Finland - Scandinavica.com The Swedish-speaking population in Finland is mainly descended from peasants and fishermen who settled on the western and southern coasts of Finland between the years 1000 and 1250 A.D. Finland belonged to Sweden until 1809, when it became part of the Russian empire. The 1919 Constitution declares that Finnish and Swedish are the national languages of the Republic of Finland and stipulates that the cultural and social needs of the two language groups shall be met by the State on equal grounds. Svenska Finlands Folkting, The Swedish Assembly of Finland, a semi-official body representing the Swedish-speaking population. www.scandinavica.com /culture/language/finswede.htm   (1218 words)

The World Factbook 2004 -- Finland Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Sami 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02% Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy. white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) www.brainyatlas.com /geos/fi.html   (1076 words)

publications Finland-Swedes in Canada: Migration, Settlement and Ethnic Relations, Institute of Migration Publication Series C, Turku, Finland, 2000, 266 pages. Migration Studies C15, Institute of Migration, Turku, Finland, 2002, pp.178-187. Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies - Finland, Vol.3, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, 1997, 429 p. www.newpaltz.edu /~roinilam/publications.html   (680 words)

Sweden - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Sweden Although Christianity was first introduced at a much earlier period, it was not until the mid-12th century that the Swedes were united with the Goths and accepted Christianity. The country appears to have been inhabited by two separate but closely related peoples, the Swedes in the north and the Goths in the south. A series of crusades from the 12th to the 14th centuries brought Finland under Swedish rule. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Sweden   (3443 words)

Yamada Language Center: Swedish Mailing Lists SCAN-INDIE is a mailing list designed to provide information and general discussions on independent and alternative music coming from the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) plus the Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia). Swede-L is a mailing list for people of all cultures and backgrounds that share an interest for Sweden. "This list has been established to facilitate discussion about issues regarding teaching about Sweden and the Swedish language at any academic level. babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/lists/swedish.html   (358 words)

Sweden - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Sweden Although Christianity was first introduced at a much earlier period, it was not until the mid-12th century that the Swedes were united with the Goths and accepted Christianity. The country appears to have been inhabited by two separate but closely related peoples, the Swedes in the north and the Goths in the south. A series of crusades from the 12th to the 14th centuries brought Finland under Swedish rule. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Sweden   (3443 words)

Finland-Swedes among all the notable Swedish writers and artists in the 19th century Thus many a Finland-Swede looked at Snellman's program for "going Finnish" as a return to their ancestral ethnicity. Without the Finland-Swedes, Finland would not have been anything like what it is to-day. The first type was much in vogue in all places, while the Finnish names occurred mainly in eastern Finland, but were extremely rare in western Finland. home.swipnet.se /nordling/finlandssvenskar/7.html   (1037 words)

ipedia.com: Maamme Article It was composed by the German Fredrik Pacius, written by the Finland-Swede Johan Ludvig Runeberg (in Swedish), and performed first time on May 13, 1848. It was composed by the German Fredrik Pacius, written by the Finland-Swede Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and performed first... Maamme or VÃ¥rt Land, meaning Our land, is the title of Finland 's national anthem. www.ipedia.com /maamme.html   (369 words)

Talk:Finland-Swedish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thus even though "finn" = "suomalainen" is an acceptable translation for Finnish-speakers the translation "finn" = "finne" about a Finland-Swede is not preferable and "Swedish-speaking Finn" = "svenskprÃ¥kig finne" is quite misleading. Equally probable, there were Swedes in parts of the western coast of Finland before there were Finns there. The word "finne" is used to refer to a member of the population in Finland that has Finnish as his/her mother tongue (and a Finnish surname and so on). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Finland-Swedish   (369 words)

ipedia.com: Finland-Swedish Article They call themselves finlandssvenskar, literally "Finland-Swedes", but other translations to English are often favored, and increasingly Swedish-speaking Finns in order to circumvent the confusion regarding nationality, citizenship and ethnicity. Thus, a person named C.G.E.Mannerheim, a Swedish-speaker, having become a leading military and a president in Finland, is correctly listed below as Finland-Swede. In addition, about 60,000 Swedish-speaking Finns are estimated to have emigrated to Sweden during the second half of the 20th century. www.ipedia.com /finland_swedish.html   (1031 words)

Maamme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some Finns have proposed the Finnish national anthem to be changed to Finlandia by Jean Sibelius: partly because Pacius's tune is also used for the national anthem of Estonia with a similarly themed text, Mu isamaa, My Fatherland (1869); and partly because Pacius was German and Runeberg a Finland-Swede (although Sibelius also was a Finland-Swede). The poem's theme is, furthermore, remarkably similar to that of the national anthems of Sweden (Du gamla, Du fria) and Norway (Ja, vi elsker dette landet). Du gamla, Du fria - the national anthem of Sweden en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maamme   (489 words)

Civilization Fanatics' Forums - A New Vision on Europe Johan August Sandels (he was actually a Swede, but he was the most successful commander during the Swedish-Russian war of Finland in 1808-1809) I'm fine with Sandels and Väinämöinen since, as finn, you think that's the best to represent Finland. Finland : Mannerheim, Jaakko Ilkka, Sandels, Väinämöinen (Complete) forums.civfanatics.com /showthread.php?s=b6050a365075de92df49bb80af23a2a0&threadid=69013&pagenumber=3   (489 words)

Telluride's Swede Finn Hall Lives Again Karl G. Olin is a journalist with the Jakobstads Tidning, Jakobstad, Finland, and an independent historical author. The thought comes - couldn't Svenska Finland's folkting, Svenska Folkskolans vänner, Svenska kulturfonden, or some other group award David Wolf a medal? Famous or not, this young businessman is surely worthy of some form of recognition for his unique contribution. www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article53e.htm   (489 words)

Nordic Culture > Swedish Language in Finland - Scandinavica.com But Swedish-speaking Finns tend to borrow some words from the Finnish language, so sometimes when talking to a Swede I really have to think about using only Swedish and not mix in Finnish words. The Folkting offers a forum for political discussion on issues concerning Swedish speakers and it also functions as a pressure group with regard to the interests of the Finno-Swede population. About one third of all Swedish-speaking Finns are monolingual in Swedish, the rest know Finnish fairly well and use it to a varying extent both in everyday life and at work. www.scandinavica.com /culture/language/finswede.htm   (1218 words)

Mach 2 Press Release 3 The Swede is delighted to be back with Skoda and team boss Pavel Janeba, remembering the good times, plans to give him maximum output. However, Finland not being on the TC calendar, the Swedish legend was able to fit in the extra outing on which he'll use Skoda's third works Octavia WRC. ike most of the teams competing in the World Rally Championship, Skoda has decided to enter three cars on the forthcoming Rally Finland scheduled for August. www.mach2racing.com /pr03.htm   (1218 words)

wikien.info: Main_Page Karelia is the land of the Karelian people, that inhabitated vast areas in Northern Europe, of historical significance for Finland, Russia and Swede.. The Karelian Isthmus is the narrow stretch of land between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. In 2371, Federation agents onboard the USS Defiant, came together with First Minister Ornit.. kamelya.info /browse.php?title=K/KA/KAR   (11035 words)

Maamme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The music was composed by the German Fredrik Pacius, with (Swedish) words by the Finland-Swede Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and was performed for the first time on 13 May 1848. Maamme (Finnish) or VÃ¥rt land (Swedish), meaning Our land, is the title of Finland's de facto national anthem. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maamme   (444 words)

Karl-August Fagerholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fagerholm became chairman for the Social Democrats after the armistice in the Continuation War, and was as Scandinavia-oriented Finland-Swede believed to be more in the taste of the Soviet Union's leadership than his predecessor Väinö Tanner. Fagerholm's relation to the aged Finnish president Paasikivi remains controversial, although the release of the latter's diary has thrown some light on the issue. Karl-August Fagerholm (born 31 December 1901, dead 22 May 1984) was Speaker of Parliament and three times Prime Minister of Finland (1948–50, 1956–57, 1958–59). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karl-August_Fagerholm   (1385 words)

virtualpilots.fi: Sotahistoriaa This Swede Thure Hansson had fought in the Swedish voluntary Squadron F19 which was responsible for the Northern Finland's air defence in the Winter War. The Pilvenveikot keep in touch with the Swedish Squadron F21 from LuleÃ¥ which continue the tradition of the voluntary Squadron F19 which was responsible for the Northern Finland's air defence during the Winter War and with the German "die Vereinigung der Flieger deutscher Streitkäfte". The purpose of the Pilvenveikot association is to unite the war pilots and to cherish the heritage of a Finnish pilot. www.virtualpilots.fi /hist/WW2History-Pilvenveikot25years.html   (1385 words)

Science Fresh : Article 'List of Sweden-related topics' The East-West Schism between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy was mirrored in frequent wars between Sweden and Novgorod, but stabilized in 1323 by the Treaty of Nýteborg with a border established along a line from the Eastern tip of the Gulf of Finland to the Northern tip of the Gulf of Bothnia. Christianization in the 12th century led to the consolidation of a Swedish state centered at the water-ways of the northern Baltic and the Gulf of Finland. During the Scandinavian Viking culture of the 9th and 10th century, the spheres of interest were so distributed, that trade, raiding and colonisation from present-day Sweden primarily went eastward, to Balticum, Russia and the Black Sea, while the Danes (including those in present-day South-Sweden) went southward, and the Norwegians concentrated on Scotland, Ireland and Iceland. www.sci-fresh.net /DisplayArticle194935.html   (288 words)

nhlfinns :: message board Technically they were Finns (born in Finland), and should not be excluded just because they later got Canadanian citizenships (like Ulf Samuelsson is still considered to be a Swede, despite of his US citizenship) Ray Timgren (a later Stanley Cup winner) was born in Finland as well. How about adding Pentti Lund's and Albert Pudas' statistics? 9/15/2005 6:30:35 AM Re: Pentti Lund and Albert Pudas? www32.brinkster.com /nhlfinns/messageboard.asp?thread=33   (143 words)

Jere Lehtinen Articles Winger Jere Lehtinen of the Stars, a native of Finland, and Swede Peter Forsberg of the Avalanche have a competition that goes deeper than the NHL Distant Star: Finland's Jere Lehtinen is hard to know, but his game is easy to like Jere Lehtinen: Working Man's Superstar - Feature from dallasstars.com www.geocities.com /yelcat2/jere/articles   (175 words)

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Nordic Culture > Swedish Language in Finland - Scandinavica.com Svenska Finlands Folkting, The Swedish Assembly of Finland, a semi-official body representing the Swedish-speaking population. The Folkting offers a forum for political discussion on issues concerning Swedish speakers and it also functions as a pressure group with regard to the interests of the Finno-Swede population. The Folkting also disseminates information about the Swedish-speaking Finns and their situation. www.scandinavica.com /culture/language/finswede.htm   (175 words)

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