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Finns over the Atlantic : an Overview of the Emigration from Finland to North America
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2005)
The mass migration to North America started from Great Britain and Central Europe in the beginning of the 19th century. In that great flood of immigration over the Atlantic the Finns formed only a small fraction. When the ...
Migration in the Interest of the Nation : population Movements to and from Japan since the Meiji Era
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2007)
Throughout the recent history of human migration Japan has differed from the other developed countries. During the great European exodus to North America during the 19th and 20th centuries the Japanese emigrants, being ...
"Minulla on niin ikävä..." : amerikansuomalaisten postikorttien näyttelyjulkaisu = "Jag har så ledsamt..." : amerikafinländarnas postkortsutställningskatalog = "I feel such a longing..." : Finnish-American postcards exhibition catalog
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 1988)
Postikortti parhaimmillaan on ollut sekä oman aikansa kuvastaja että myös – nimenomaan siirtolaisuuden kyseessä ollessa – tiedon välittäjä elämän olosuhteista uudessa maassa. Monen suomalaisen siirtolaisen lähtöpäätös ...
Economic Renewal and Demographic Change : an Evaluation of Policies for Functioning Local Labour Markets in the Nordic Countries
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2007)
Although unemployment is a persistent problem in several countries, the issue of labour shortages is now emerging as an increasingly stubborn obstacle to growth across Europe. The concurrence of relatively high levels of ...
On the Archival Heritage of the Finnish Canadian Working-Class Movement : a Researcher's Guide and Inventory to the Finnish Organization of Canada Collection at the National Archives of Canada
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 1987)
Finnish immigrants began to filter into Canada about the early I880's. Since then many of these newcomers have made Canada their home. Canadians of Finnish origin numbered 15, 497 by 1911, 43,885 by 1 931, 59,3 46 by 1 ...
Participation, Integration, and Recognition : changing Pathways to Immigrant Incorporation
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti : Turun yliopisto, 2015)
These conference proceedings gather expert articles about different ways of understanding immigrant incorporation, both historically and in contemporary society. It is important to examine critically what is meant by the ...
Labouring Finns : transnational Politics in Finland, Canada and the United States
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2011)
One of the most interesting chapters in the twentieth century history of the Finnish working class is the role these labouring men and women played in shaping the political and social culture of the communities they were ...
Survivor of the Sinking of the Empress of Ireland : the Story of Frans Praksi
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2013)
The steamship Empress of Ireland was built to carry immigrants and other passengers across the North Atlantic between Quebec City and Liverpool. The company proclaimed that they offered the fastest and shortest passage ...
Finns abroad : new Forms of Mobility and Migration
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2011)
This edited book aims at broadening our understanding of Finnish emigration and the multitude of different types of transnational mobility that Finns engage in, which is a distinctive feature of our times. The days when ...
Finland-Swedes in Canada : migration, Settlement and Ethnic Relations
(Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, 2000)
Finland-Swedes are not well recognized outside of Finland. Based on extensive research across the country, this book explores the history of this group within Canada dating from the 1800s, to the cultural integration, ...