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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. | *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 1820's on, long before the general wave of Finnish immigration to the United States, hundreds of Finns came to '''Alaska''' as representatives of the Russian Empire, making up about one-third of the Russian population there. Among them were the families of government officials, Lutheran clergymen, and many seamen. After 1867, many of these Finns became early settlers in '''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. | *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'''. | *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'''. | ||