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The Finnish-American population is around 650,000. [1] Many Finnish people historically immigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Iron Range of northern Minnesota to work in the mining industry; much of the population in these regions is of Finnish descent.
Pamela Anderson, actress, father is of part Finnish ancestry [ 9] Richard Dean Anderson, paternal grandfather came from Finland [ 10] Maude Apatow (born 1997), actress. Lucas Bryant, actor. Austin Butler, actor, Finnish on maternal side. David Chokachi (born 1968), actor, mother is of Finnish descent [ 11] Matt Damon.
American Finnish, Fingliska or Fingelska is a form of the Finnish language spoken in North America. [2] [3] [4] It has been heavily influenced by the English language . American Finnish was used actively until the 1950s and after that it has been declining, and Finnish Americans have been switching to English .
Findians. Findians or Finndians ( Finnish: fintiaanit; Swedish: findianer) are American or Canadian people that descend from the mix of Finnish Americans or Finnish Canadians and Indigenous peoples of North America, mainly the Ojibwe. Most Findians today live around the Great Lakes in Canada and the United States.
Finland and the United States currently have good relations. The United States recognized Finland on May 7, 1919 after it declared independence in 1917, and officially established diplomatic relations in 1920. Due to World War II and Soviet pressure, relations were suspended between 1942 and 1945 before being raised to embassy level in 1954.
Anti-Finnish sentiment (sometimes known as Fennophobia) is the hostility, prejudice, discrimination or racism directed against Finns, Finland, or Finnish culture. Estonia [ edit ]
The Apostolic Lutheran Church of America (ALCA) is a Laestadian Lutheran church denomination established by Finnish American and Norwegian immigrants in the 1800s. They came mainly from northern Finland and northern Norway where they had been members of the state churches. Most or all members had ties from their home countries to the Laestadian ...
Eero Saarinen (/ ˈ eɪ r oʊ ˈ s ɑːr ɪ n ə n, ˈ ɛər oʊ-/, Finnish: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport ...