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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. (See [[Italy Emigration and Immigration#Immigration into Finland|'''Immigration into Finland.''']]) </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. (See [[Italy Emigration and Immigration#Immigration into Finland|'''Immigration into Finland.''']]) </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or coming into (immigrating) a country. For Finland, emigration information is usually found in passport records and passenger lists. The information in these records generally includes the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, and destinations and their places of origin. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or coming into (immigrating) a country. For Finland, emigration information is usually found in passport records and passenger lists. The information in these records generally includes the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, and destinations and their places of origin. | ||
==Emigration== | |||
=== North America === | === North America === | ||
*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. | |||
Finnish Immigration Records : 1834 - 1897 - This site contains an extensive searchable database of records on 26,337 passengers who arrived at the United States between 1834 through 1897 and identified their country of origin or nationality as Finland or Finnish. | Finnish Immigration Records : 1834 - 1897 - This site contains an extensive searchable database of records on 26,337 passengers who arrived at the United States between 1834 through 1897 and identified their country of origin or nationality as Finland or Finnish. | ||