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 *As early as 1638, Finns and Swedes colonized New Sweden, which was located around the Delaware River. Many of these Finns had been living in central Sweden, and their ancestors had left Finland during the 1500's.
 *From the 1860's onward, an estimated 316,000 Finns, primarily from Ostrobothnia, immigrated to the United States. Most settled in Michigan, especially in the upper peninsula. Many Finns also settled in Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and California.
 *From the 1860's onward, an estimated 316,000 Finns, primarily from '''Ostrobothnia''', immigrated to the United States. Most settled in '''Michigan''', especially in the upper peninsula. Many Finns also settled in '''Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and California'''.
-[http://inktank.fi/china-swedes-forest-finns-and-the-great-migration-how-finnish-immigrants-helped-build-america/ China Swedes, Forest Finns and The Great Migration: How Finnish immigrants helped build America]
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