Project Gutenberg 2025-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 213 Salminen, Väinö 1880 1947 Salminen, Väinö William Salminen, Vaino Skandinavian metsäsuomalaisten vaiheet $aHelsinki :$bSuomalainen Kustannus-Osakeyhtiö KANSA, $c1909. Kansalaiskirjasto ; 7. Scanned and digitized by Petteri Pitkänen "Skandinavian metsäsuomalaisten vaiheet" by Väinö Salminen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text delves into the history of Finnish settlers in Scandinavia, focusing particularly on their migration to Sweden and the subsequent development of communities in various wooded regions. It highlights the challenges faced by these settlers against the backdrop of socio-political tensions and the natural landscape of their new homeland. The opening of the work introduces the migration of Finnish people into Sweden, particularly during the late 1500s and early 1600s. It describes the reasons behind their movement, which included the overcrowding in Finland, searching for better agricultural land, and escaping wars and harsher living conditions. Salminen provides vivid descriptions of the early experiences of these settlers as they encountered dense forests and established homes, emphasizing their struggles for survival through farming, hunting, and building new communities. The narrative also touches on their interactions with local Swedish populations, weaving in stories of resilience and cultural identity among the Finnish migrants. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250129155348salminen 1909 FI Reading ease score: 30.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Forest Finns Ethnology -- Sweden DL Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 293089 2025-06-29T14:53:16.112437 text/html 267772 2025-04-07T09:09:35 text/html 2678515 2025-06-29T14:53:23.756430 application/epub+zip 2682684 2025-06-29T14:53:19.922419 application/epub+zip 169042 2025-06-29T14:53:18.431439 application/epub+zip 2905713 2025-06-29T14:53:26.363432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2885049 2025-06-29T14:53:22.713423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239078 2025-06-29T14:53:15.616486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215387 2025-04-07T09:09:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15905 2025-06-29T14:53:26.487478 application/rdf+xml 19980 2025-06-29T14:53:18.928433 image/jpeg 4232 2025-06-29T14:53:18.677414 image/jpeg 2940185 2025-06-29T14:53:16.173488 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia