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	Sweden Finns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sweden Finns (ruotsinsuomalaiset in Finnish, sverigefinnar in Swedish) are a Finnish speaking minority in Sweden.
		The Sweden Finns are not to be confused with the Swedish speaking Finland-Swedes in Finland.
		In the Swedish mindset the term "Sweden Finn" denominates primarily the un-assimilated indigenous minority of ethnic Finns who ended up on the "wrong" side of the border when Sweden was partitioned in 1809, after the Finnish War, and the Russian Grand duchy of Finland was created.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweden_Finns (630 words)

	Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sweden left the union in the beginning of the 16th century, and more or less constantly battled its neighbours for many years, especially Russia and the still united Denmark-Norway, which never really accepted Sweden leaving the union.
		Sweden is known for having an even distribution of income, with a Gini coefficient at 0.21 in 2001 (one of the most even income distributions in the industrialized world).
		In the south of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north pines, spruces and hardy birches dominate the landscape.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweden (5079 words)

	Nordic FAQ - 7 of 7 - SWEDEN
		Northwestern Sweden is crossed by an ancient mountain chain; the remainder of the north is a southeast-sloping plateau that rises to between 200 and 500 meters.
		Sweden is the fourth largest contributor to the UN, and is one of the countries that meet the UN's goal of 0.7% of GNP for development assistance.
		On the map to the left Sweden as it was understood between 1336 and 1561 is marked with a darker shade of gray, and the provinces temporarily ruled by king Magnus Eriksson (Norway, Gotland and the Scanian provinces) are marked with a lighter shade of gray.
	www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/nordic-faq/part7_SWEDEN.html (18496 words)

	Finns in the New Sweden Colony
		The recruiting of soldiers, officials and settlers for New Sweden was a difficult task at the beginning of the 1640s and thus, already in 1640 the Swedish government made plans to sentence Finns for deportation to New Sweden.
		Since Sweden (including Finland) was the only region in Europe in the 1600s with no shortage of forests for deforestation, it is quite reasonable to assume that if any European group brought the burnbeating technique to North America, then it would have been the Forest Finns from Sweden.
		The Finns may even have played a significant role in the early development of the land clearing techniques which were later needed by the pioneer settlers in the forest regions of the West.
	www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article152e.htm (3830 words)

	Sweden (08/05)
		Sweden suffered further territorial losses during the Napoleonic wars and was forced to cede Finland to Russia in 1809.
		Sweden's predominantly agricultural economy shifted gradually from village to private farm-based agriculture during the Industrial Revolution, but this change failed to bring economic and social improvements commensurate with the rate of population growth.
		While some argued that it went against Sweden's historic policy of neutrality (Sweden had not joined the EU during the Cold War because it was incompatible with neutrality), others viewed the move as a natural extension of the economic cooperation that had been going on since 1972 with the EU.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2880.htm (3643 words)

	Sweden - Gurupedia
		Sweden has been a monarchy for almost a millennium with supply controlled by the parliament (the taxed peasantry constituting one of four chambers).
		In the south of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north ferns and hardy birches dominate the landscape.
		Population density is also higher in southern Sweden, with centers being in the valley of lake Mälaren and the Öresund region.
	www.gurupedia.com /s/sw/sweden.htm (1902 words)

	SWEDEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden as a name was originally a plural form of Swede and is a so-called "back-formation", from Old English Sweoðeod.
		Sweden subsequently broke away in 1521, when Gustav Eriksson Vasa, known as king Gustav I of Sweden from 1523, re-established separation of the Swedish Crown from the union.
		Sweden has an extensive childcare system that guarantees a place for all young children from 2-5 years old in a public day-care facility.
	www.faktoen.com /wiki/en/sw/Sweden.htm (2081 words)

	Finnish immigration to Sweden favors perinatal outcomes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All deliveries by women born in Finland and having given birth in Sweden (n = 33,874) were compared with a 10% sample of all deliveries by Swedish parturients in Sweden (n = 108,549) and of all Finnish deliveries (n = 75,133).
		Among Finns in Sweden, the number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-49 years declined significantly in the late 1990s.
		"Finns who had given birth in Sweden were older, had a higher parity and a higher prevalence of previous miscarriages, and smoked more often than did Swedes in Sweden or Finns in Finland.
	www.womenfitness.net /se_finnish_immigration.htm (433 words)

	Finland — A Land of Emigrants — Virtual Finland
		It is estimated that a few hundred Finns settled in Alaska during the Russian era, particularly during the Alaska gold rush in the late 19th century.
		Finns have been living for centuries in the territory of present-day Sweden, especially along the Tornio River Valley in the north.
		During Sweden's period as a European power in the 17th century, Finns of all social classes and positions moved to the "mother country".
	virtual.finland.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=33022 (4797 words)

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		Sweden, which succeeded in remaining outside the Second World War, offered a haven from the turmoil of war to tens of thousands of Finnish children.
		The efforts of Finns in Sweden to develop and strengthen their own culture and language are of great value.
		Finns in Sweden who seek to improve the position of Finnish in Sweden also have the full support of Swedish-speaking Finns, for whom the problems of linguistic minorities are familiar.
	www.valtioneuvosto.fi /tpk/puheet-1994/P9404.STE.html (908 words)

	Introduction: Sweden, basic facts (the s.c.nordic FAQ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden's most valuable assets are forests, mines (especially iron, but copper has also been important), and in modern days hydroelectric power.
		The metallurgic industry was started in the 16th and 17th centuries, and through the ages Sweden has been known as one of the biggest iron exporters in the world.
		During the 1980s and 1990s there has been some debate in Sweden over the reasons why new products (as for instance a flat screen for television and computers) has to find foreign companies for investments and marketing.
	www.lysator.liu.se /nordic/scn/faq71.html (462 words)

	From June Pelo's article collection
		Some of those ‘forest Finns’ of Sweden continued their journey to the ‘New Sweden’ colony in Delaware, founded in 1638.
		In the latter half of the 19th century Finnish laborers were atttracted to the timber industry and saw mills along the Swedish coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.
		Finns began emigrating to Russia in 1617 after the Treaty of Stolbova.
	sfhs.eget.net /P_articles/Pelo39.html (1291 words)

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		At the time Sweden ruled Finland, and although some Finns came to the colony voluntarily, many more were transported there against their will.
		Finns and Swedes alike, deserters from the army, forest burners, insolvent debtors, poachers and others, were all banished to New Sweden as punishment for their crimes.
		Finns and their descendants played a major role in American history.
	www.explorepahistory.com /hmarker.php?markerId=33 (527 words)

	Finlandssvenskarnas riksförbund i Sverige, FRIS
		Due to lack of census statistics concerning the different language groups in Sweden it is impossible to state the number of Swedish Finns in Sweden.
		Approximately one fifth to one fourth of the migrants from Finland to Sweden after WWII have had a Swedish first language (L1) or mother tongue, which is an over representation compared to the number of Swedish L1 speakers in Finland.
		We are part of the recently (in 1999) formed Assembly for Sweden Finns (i e Finns in Sweden) alongside many organisations for Finns in Sweden, e g the The National Association of Finns in Sweden, NAFS, the biggest organisation of Finnish speaking Finns in Sweden, with whom we also co-operate bilaterally.
	www.fris.nu /sidor/english.html (473 words)

	Terralingua -- Discussion Paper #13
		In 1995 and 1996, Sweden appointed two Commissions with the instructions to determine whether Sweden can ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
		Finnish is spoken by some 200-250,000 Swedish Finns scattered all over the nation, but especially in the capital region and major cities.
		Thus, Finnish in Sweden has good support as a non-territorial language, whereas Finnish and Meänkieli in the region are found to be in a less favorable position.
	www.terralingua.org /DiscPapers/DiscPaper13.htm (1319 words)

	Fami1jen Edman
		The Finns were notoriously nomadic in nature, but tended to stick to the forested lands rather than the open prairies.
		In the witch trials, the finn Nils Andersson of Forsed and his wife Barbro and an old Finnish woman, gamla‑Margareta were named.
		According to a court decision of 1653 only their father was given the right to habitation or possession (without ownership) and farming of Västertorp, which was only 6 seland (old land measurement, one seland is approx 1/3 hectare, a little smaller than an acre).
	home.mchsi.com /~dedman11/wsb/html/Familijen_Edman.htm (3079 words)

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		The Finns had a power-play with three minutes left after Petr Sykora was sent off for a tripping penalty.
		In the bronze medal game, Jorgen Jonsson's second-period goal proved to be the winner as Sweden withstood a late rally to defeat Canada 3-2 today and claim the bronze.
		Sweden seemed to have a comfortable 3-0 lead heading into the third.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/world99/full14.htm (461 words)

	Society: Sweden: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
		The Sweden Finns website, located in Sweden, gives the history of Finns in Sweden and describes their minority status.
		For the censuses from 1870 to 1960 it includes the number of persons in the U.S. who reported that they were born outside the United States, but only from certain countries.
		Sweden is included from 1870 forward, whereas some countries are not included until 1920.
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/european/sweden/resources/se-society.html (512 words)

	Finland Finnish boys wear
		Although bordering on Sweden, the Finns are a separate people speaking a destinctive language different from the other Scandinavian languages.
		Geographers agree that the Scandinavian Peninsula is Borway and Sweden.
		Sweden conquered and Christinized the Finns in the 12th century.
	histclo.com /country/other/co-fin.html (1059 words)

	Germ-Cell Testicular Cancer in Offspring of Finnish Immigrants to Sweden -- Montgomery et al. 14 (1): 280 -- Cancer ...
		and duration of residence in Sweden (7, 8).
		Sweden during the study period and where the birth was after
		Sweden is one of the few countries where this study could be
	cebp.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/14/1/280 (2268 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Winter Olympics \| Sweden & Finns into hockey final
		A second period four-goal burst saw Sweden trounce the Czech Republic 7-3 to set up a clash with their old rivals Finland in Sunday's final.
		It was the Finns seventh straight win and sets up an intriguing all-Nordic final.
		But Sweden's win has already gone a long way to erasing the disappointment of their quarter-final exit in Salt Lake City four years ago.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4743948.stm (210 words)

	Embassy of Sweden - Homepage
		Sweden wins GOLD in hockey at Torino 2006
		After a brave and hard fought game against the flying Finns, Sweden's Henrik Lundqvist made some late game winning saves, leading to Sweden's first gold in Olympic hockey since Lillehammer 1994, when Sweden beat Canada after penalty shots.
		Aggressive form of bird flu detected in Sweden
	www.swedenabroad.com /pages/start____8167.asp (147 words)

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		This document is part 7 of the soc.culture.nordic-FAQ.
		[ the sections above are available at the www-page http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq72.html ] 7.2.3 Government & its spendings Sweden is a constitutional Monarchy, but the monarch only acts as a ceremonial head of state.
		1657-60 War with Denmark Another of the wars between Denmark and Sweden is this time started by a Danish re-conquest of Jämtland & Härjedalen.
	archive.cs.uu.nl /pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/nordic-faq/part7_SWEDEN (18576 words)

	National and Ethnic - Nordic and Baltic Europe and Finno-Ugric
		Four Minority Languages of Sweden (Tornedalian Finnish [Meänkieli], Romanes, Sami, Finnish).
		Swedish minorities (Sweden Finns, and "native peoples": Sami, Tornedalians, Gypsies [Roma], and Jews).
		Forest Finns in Sweden - Migration, Colonization and Assimilation.
	learning.lib.vt.edu /slav/nat_ethnic_nordic.html (2384 words)

	The world's top sweden websites
		The 17th century saw Sweden emerge as one of the great powerss in Europe, due to successful participation, initiated by King Gustavus Adolphus, in the Thirty Years' War.
		Sami, Meänkieli, and Finnish may be used be used in dealing with municipal and government agencies, courts, preschools and nursing homes in parts of Norrbotten County.
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	www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/sweden (2333 words)

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