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  Student Papers: "Impossible Hope: An Exploration of Utopian Thought and Practice at Sointula"
Kurikka was against the Lutheran church because he thought it "defiled the high morals of Christianity," destroyed peace and subordinated women.
Kurikka advertised that everything on the island would be run co-operatively, from the communal kitchens to the work in the forest and on the farms.
Kurikka maintained that marriage was the root of female oppression, and daringly compared it to slavery.
web.uvic.ca /bcics/research/students/sointula-sarah.html   (4704 words)

  
 Harmony Island : A Finnish Utopian Venture in British Columbia
Kurikka, indeed, was dazzled by the apparent progress, and in 1904 bid for and was awarded a North Vancouver bridge contract.
Kurikka was obstinate and headstrong, impatient and restless.
[5] Matti Kurikka, "Tervehdys A. Työmiehelle", Työmies Kymmenvuotias, pp.
www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article90e.htm   (4598 words)

  
 Places
HOW SOINTULA CAME TO BE The reason Sointula came to be was first of all Matti Kurikka, born in St Petersburg in 1863 and a Helsinki University student, who was as fascinated by Tolstoy and the women’s equality movement as he was opposed to the Lutheran Church.
When Kurikka emigrated to Australia, 180 Finns followed him to be part of his promised utopia in Queensland.
Instead Kurikka continued to Canada with his experimental theory, on a boat ticket sent to him from a politically active group of unhappy Finnish coalminers on Vancouver Island.
www.nordicway.com /places_sointulla.htm   (1604 words)

  
 Kurikka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The industrious, positive people want their children to inherit the virtue of being able to work hard for a better future, for which Kurikka is well known.
The municipality was given the name of Kurikka in the 18th century.
The sights of Kurikka include a church designed by C.L.Engel dating from 1874 and the power industry museum of Jyllinkoski Electricity.
www.travel.fi /etela-pohjanmaa/int/kurikka.html   (266 words)

  
 Tolstoy:SUMMARY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On his visit to Denmark and Germany in 1887—1888 Kurikka became acquainted with socialism and Western pacifism, and he set about propagating these ideas through the newspaper he was editing, Viipurin Sanomat.
Kurikka returned to Finland in 1905 and became one of the leaders of the Great Strike.
Kurikka was the first to sow the seeds of opposition to the Church among the workers of Finland, doing so in a spirit inspired by Tolstoy.
www.hkkk.fi /~korpela/keskustelu/uskonto/TolstoySummary.htm   (4427 words)

  
 The Finnish People of Webster's Corners
Their leader was Matti Kurikka who had been a radical in Finland and who had sailed to Australia in 1900.
Many followers joined Kurikka after he had travelled to Finland and in his eloquently persuasive manner spoke about the wonders of this new venture in British Columbia.
Eventually Matti Kurikka admitted defeat and went back to Vancouver to arrange jobs for those men who wished to leave the island.
www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article220e.htm   (4232 words)

  
 CM Magazine: Sointula
Matti Kurikka, a Finnish Socialist and charismatic leader was appointed president of the Kalevan Kansa Colonisation Company Limited.
Through the paper, and in lecture tours, Kurikka spread the word to his readers of the plan for a commune on Malcolm Island.
What follows is an intriguing story -- the initial enthusiasm of the settlers, the difficulties that they encountered, Kurikka's visionary schemes, and the accumulation of overwhelming debt.
www.umanitoba.ca /cm/vol2/no25/sointula.html   (787 words)

  
 Kurikan kotiseututalo ja museo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Kurikka local museum society became the owner of the building in 1936.
The Kurikka community house was built in 1867 and was then the main building of the Rinta-Kiskola farm.
The barn used to be in the yard of the Kurikka vicarage and used by the curate, it was built in 1916.
www.travel.fi /etela-pohjanmaa/int/kotiseututaloku   (374 words)

  
 Old doll made in Kurikka Finland by Kurikan laatikko ja nukketehdas
As early as in 1931 Tähti-Nukke was rewarded with the first prize in the agricultural exhibition of Seinäjoki.
Four years later the dolls made by Fanny Hakola succeeded also in the agricultural exhibition of Kurikka and she also got the diploma on the sales exhibition of Vaasa.
Kurikka Box and Doll Factory compartment in Kurikka agricultural exhibition at 1935.
www.fintoys.com /kurikka_doll.html   (514 words)

  
 The 1808-1809 war action
In Kurikka he left a strong troop and an advanced guard that frequently moved out up to Noittanjoki.
An infantry reinforcement had arrived at Pälkjärvi from Serdobol and now the Russian army amounted to 1300 men.
The Russians were forced to retreat to the woods.
helyla.onego.ru /kurikka_eng.html   (1873 words)

  
 Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was necessary to set up a cemetery for horses in nearby Kurikka somewhat earlier than had been planned.
When keeping an animal becomes difficult, people are willing to give up their old friend, but by no means all of them would like to see the animal pass to another owner", says Haapala.
It is a drive of around 16 kilometres from Kurikka to the Friends’ Grove.
www.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/article/1101978697730   (1034 words)

  
 The Home Page of Antti M. Latva-Koivisto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I was born together with my twin sister Elina in Kurikka, Western Finland on 7th July, 1975 at 10:01 in the morning.
Kurikka was to be my home for the next 17 years.
The prize was just an ordinary calculator, but the fame I got in Kurikka far exceeded the inexpensive prize.
users.tkk.fi /~alatvako   (1238 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kurikka is in the back row, fifth from the right, in a hat and beard.
It is no accident that the band is placed in front.
poorly considered move, Kurikka bid on a bridge project in Vancouver.
www.island.net /~soinmuse/history.html   (289 words)

  
 Genealogy: Genealogy - List of People (1516 Total People)
Kurikka, Erkki Eliaksenpoika (Mäenpää) (8 JUN 1800 - 21 SEP 1868)
Kurikka, Matti Erkinpoika (22 DEC 1825 - 6 DEC 1904)
Kurikka, Matti Heikinpoika (Erkkilä) (1 APR 1767 - 15 MAR 1833)
www.bdragon.com /genealogy/people.html   (1752 words)

  
 KURIKKA: Genealogy Queries
KURIKKA search results at Ancestry.com - more than 1.5 billion records of all kinds
KURIKKA results at MyTrees.com - Pedigree-linked database, extracted birth, marriage, and death records
KURIKKA search results at Interment.net - Burial records and tombstone inscriptions from thousands of cemeteries across the world.
cousinconnect.com /p/a/0/s/Kurikka   (174 words)

  
 Just Coffee Art | Kurikka
This is the symbol for the town of Kurikka, Finland.
Since this was the setting for our first international art exposition, I wanted to honor our hosts in a painting.
I wish we had town symbols in the United States.
www.justcoffeeart.com /scand_kurikka.html   (90 words)

  
 VirtualTourist.com - laurenzia's Kurikka Travel Page
Although I live in Tampere, Kurikka is still my hometown...
Kurikka is a little (country) town in the western Finland (10 000 inhabitants).
I love this little town because the nature is so close, it is quiet and peaceful :D
www.virtualtourist.com /m/5cdb2/39fe8   (219 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books Search Results: Matti Kurikka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kurikka's Dreaming: The True Story of Matti Kurikka, Socialist, Utopian and Dreamer.
Dialogens förnyare: En kvantitativ analys av stil och variation hos dramatikerna Minna Canth, Robert Kiljander och Matti Kurikka under 1880-talets finska...
Matti Kurikka: Legenda jo eläessään (Legenda jo elässään)
qkxyq.com /link.to/amazon/com/Matti.Kurikka   (148 words)

  
 WAITING TO GO TO AMERICA The story of a Finnish immigrant woman
This is the story of the life of Aina (Teeri) Maki Nyman, born in Kampinkyla, Kurikka, Finland on 1 January 1907 to Isaac (Teeri) Maki and Alma Lehtinen.
Aunt Hilja gave Lydia and me a bouquet of pretty summer flowers as we boarded the train at the Kurikka railroad station.
We spent a day in Helsinki and then we were off to Hanko Harbor to board the Arcturus ship for the first ever ocean travel experience.
sydaby.eget.net /swe/jp_wait.htm   (1826 words)

  
 K. Kurikka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kaisa Kurikka, Department of Finnish Literature, Turku University
Algot Untola (1868-1918) wrote fiction (both novels and plays and unpublished manuscripts), newspaper articles, editorials and letters to his publishers never signing them with his given name.
Irony is an important tool in Untola's becoming-author as well.
www.helsinki.fi /hum/skl/kkirja/CS-sivusto/esitelmat/k__kurikka.htm   (477 words)

  
 Find Meetups near Kurikka - Meetup.com
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www.meetup.com /cities/fi/kurikka   (36 words)

  
 Pohjanmaan kaluste
Pohjanmaan Kaluste has factory outlets in Kurikka and Tuuri.
The outlet in Kurikka has been operating as a retail shop for the company’s own products for over 15 years.
You may also request a quote by contacting us at tehtaanmyymala@pohjanmaankaluste.fi
www.pohjanmaankaluste.fi /317128.aspx   (120 words)

  
 Sihto Ahnentafel
16 LUOPA, Matti, Born 27 Aug 1729 in Kurikka, Died 11 Oct 1808 in Ilmajoki
64 LUOPA, Samuel, Born Jan 1662 in Kurikka, Died Jun 1740 in Kurikka
65 Anna, Born Dec 1656, Died Mar 1738 in Kurikka
members.aol.com /WRoege/Sihto.htm   (1258 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Dialogens förnyare: En kvantitativ analys av stil och variation hos dramatikerna Minna Canth, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amazon.com: Books: Dialogens förnyare: En kvantitativ analys av stil och variation hos dramatikerna Minna Canth, Robert Kiljander och Matti Kurikka under 1880-talets finska...
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www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/9171463348?v=glance   (229 words)

  
 Accommodation in Kurikka, Finland Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels, Self catering ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Accommodation in Kurikka, Finland Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels, Self catering accommodation
Kurikka Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts and Self Catering Accommodation many offering an exclusive Smooth Hound discount.
Below is a list of cheap hotels in Kurikka and luxury hotels in Kurikka, Finland
www.beechwoodhall.co.uk /finland/kurikka.html   (153 words)

  
 Elizabeth Kurikka 1883-1972
I am looking for any info on the Kurikka name.
2 Elizabeth Kurikka b: December 16, 1883 in FIN or Russia d: February 14, 1972 in MN Cook ?
6 Russell Kurikka b: 1989 in Thunder Bay, ONT
genforum.com /kurikka/messages/1.html   (795 words)

  
 Map of Kurikka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Map of Kurikka - scroll down to see links to map section(s)
This map is from "Rintakyliä ja larvamaita", 2nd Edition (released in 1961, 1st edition was released in 1943), by Samuli Paulaharju (b.
Zoom in to see the House of Risku and Kaukola
www.uitti.net /kurikka.htm   (44 words)

  
 Webshots - Images of Flowers, fruits, my garden, Kurikka, Finland (Featured 16th Oct 2004, thank you)
Meet Helsinki, the Daughter of the Baltic Sea
Flowers, fruits, my garden, Kurikka, Finland (Featured 16th Oct 2004, thank you)
Hurghada and surroundings, Egypt seen from air and the airport
community.webshots.com /album/160935507qFZkjl   (171 words)

  
 Find Hotels in Kurikka Beginning with the Letter P   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Find Hotels in Kurikka Beginning with the Letter P
Home > Hotels > Finland > Kurikka > Hotels beginning with P
Hotels in Kurikka Beginning with the Letter P
www.travel-library.com /hotels/europe/finland/kurikka-p.html   (56 words)

  
 Kurikka company, Finland : Yellow Pages Directory from DIRfor
Kurikka company, Finland : Yellow Pages Directory from DIRfor
Companies from Helsinki city in Yellow Pages: Research International (Marketing Development) from category: Companies; Iss-otantatutkimus Oy (International Sample Survey) (Marketing Development) from category: Companies; Tutkimuspalvelu Pipsa Snell Oy Pipsa Snell Research Services Ltd (Marketing Development) from category: Companies; Taloustutkimus Oy (Marketing Development) from category: Companies; Iro Research Oy (Marketing Development) from category: Companies;
Yellow pages of country Finland, category Museums, Helsinki city - directory for you
www.dirfor.com /Finland/KURIKKA-1033.htm   (207 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Matti Kurikka: Legenda jo eläessään (Legenda jo elässään)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amazon.co.uk: Books: Matti Kurikka: Legenda jo eläessään (Legenda jo elässään)
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