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=== United States === | === United States === | ||
====United States Online Sources==== | |||
*'''1834-1897''' [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=4437&mtch=26895&q=finland&cat=all&dt=2126&tf=F Russians to America Passenger Data File, 1834 - 1897] Sorted for keyword Finland, includes passengers who identified country of origin as Finland. To see full passenger list, [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=2126&cat=GP44&tf=F&bc=,sl search in Advanced Fielded Search by Manifest Number.] | |||
====United States Background==== | |||
*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 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.''' | ||