The Great Migration Finnish diaspora



the years between 1870 , 1930 referred great migration of finns north america. in 1870s, there 3,000 migrants finland, figure rapidly growing. new migrants sent letters home, describing life in new world, , encouraged more , more people leave , try luck in america. rumors began of acres of land cleared vast productive fields , opportunity earn barrel of american dollars in mines, factories, , railroads. there professional recruiters, or agents , employed mining , shipping companies, encouraged finns move united states. activity frowned upon authorities of grand duchy, , done in secret. brought end in late 1880s legislation in united states, decade still saw 12-fold increase in number of finnish migrants compared previous decade, 36,000 finns left home country north america.







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