{"id":1584,"date":"2017-05-09T01:03:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T01:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:23:35","slug":"america-letters-finnish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/america-letters-finnish\/","title":{"rendered":"America Letters (Finnish)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1584\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1584-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1584-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1584-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1585 size-full\" title=\"Finnish Landscape\" src=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/finland-600X400-bw.png\" alt=\"Finnish Landscape\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/finland-600X400-bw.png 600w, https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/finland-600X400-bw-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/finland-600X400-bw-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the 1960s, the Department of History of the University of Turku, Finland, conducted a project that gathered materials pertaining to Finnish overseas emigration. As part of the project, in 1964 and 1966, the Department collected letters sent by Finnish immigrants living in various destinations (mainly in the U.S. and Canada) to their family, friends, and relatives in Finland. The project yielded over 12,000 letters, which were collected in three provinces in the coastal areas of Finland (the area from which most Finnish immigrants to the U.S. originated): Varsinais-Suomi, Satakunta, and Etel\u00e4-Pohjanmaa. These \"America Letters\" (ca. 1880-1964) are now part of the IHRCA's Finnish American collection in microfilm format. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The topics discussed in letters include family news; health; \u00a0economic conditions; living conditions; working conditions; weather; and moving in search of employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1584-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1584-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>[tabs]<br \/>\n[tabh]<br \/>\n[tab id=\"letter-sets0\" class=\"active\"][icon image=\"fa-pencil-square-o\"] Letters[\/tab]<br \/>\n[\/tabh]<br \/>\n[tabc]<br \/>\n[tabrow id=\"letter-sets0\" class=\"active\"]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/single-letters\/america-letters-finnish-april-27-1906\/\">August Aalto - letter to Hilma Aerila, August - April 27, 1906<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/single-letters\/america-letters-finnish-march-30-1907\/\">August Aalto - letter to Hilma Aerila, March 30, 1907<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/single-letters\/america-letters-finnish-august-26-1911\/\">Bert Aalto - letter to Hilma Aerila, August 26, 1911<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/single-letters\/america-letters-finnish-november-14-1911\/\">Bert Aalto - letter to Hilma Aerila, November 14, 1911<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/single-letters\/america-letters-finnish-january-12-1912\/\">Bert Aalto - letter to Hilma Aerila, January 12, 1912<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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