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=== Immigration into Finland === | === Immigration into Finland === | ||
For much more detail, read [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Finland '''Immigration into Finland'''] in Wikipedia | |||
*After World War I, about 30,000 Russian subjects immigrated to Finland, many of whom were Karelian or Finnish. | *After World War I, about 30,000 Russian subjects immigrated to Finland, many of whom were Karelian or Finnish. | ||
*The Great Depression of the 1930s in the U.S. led to the emigration of many Finns from Canada. Many recent immigrants choose to leave for the United States or Finland instead of living in poverty in Canada. In addition, more than 2,000 Canadians of Finnish origin moved to Soviet Karelia between 1930 and 1935. | *The Great Depression of the 1930s in the U.S. led to the emigration of many Finns from Canada. Many recent immigrants choose to leave for the United States or Finland instead of living in poverty in Canada. In addition, more than 2,000 Canadians of Finnish origin moved to Soviet Karelia between 1930 and 1935. |
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