Finnish emigration to the USA introduction

Kuopion yliopiston julkaisuja, yhteiskuntatieteet. Tilastot ja selvitykset 1/1986.Publications of the University of Kuopio. Social Sciences, Statistics and Reviews 1/1986

From the State of the Art in Migration Research to the Bicentennial of European Australia in 1988

Lectio Praecursoria, University of Turku, September 20, 1986

Scandinavian Immigration and Settlement in Australia before World War II

The book outlines the course of Scandinavian immigration and settlement in Australia from the earliest days of European penetration to World War II, analyses the demographic profile, and surveys certain aspects of the integration of the Scandinavian immigrants themselves.Chapter I: Introduction Chapter II: Scandinavia and Overseas Emigration Chapter III: Adventurers, Seamen and Early Settlers before the Gold Fever of the 1850s Chapter IV: The Gold Rushes of the 1850s and 1860s Chapter V: The Crest of the Wave: 1870 – World War I Chapter VI: The Wave Recedes – World War I to World War II Chapter VII: Some Demographic Features of Scandinavian Immigrants Chapter VIII: Conclusion Appendices

Sources and Questions in the Study of Finnish Migration to Delaware

New Sweden in America Conference, March 3–5, 1988, Clayton Hall, University of Delaware, Newark

Suomalaisten jalanjäljillä Alaskassa

Suomen Siirtolaisuusmuseon Tukiyhdistyksen nimissä on tehty matkoja suomalaisten jalanjäljille Argentiinaan, Paraquayhin ja Brasiliaan keväällä 2006 ja Siperiaan kesällä 2006. Jälkimmäiselle matkalle osallistui 21 henkilöä. Kesällä 2007 tehtiin matka Värmlannin suomalaismetsiin. Matkojen tarkoituksena on ollut saada tietoja varhaisesta suomalaisesta siirtolaisuudesta ja löytää esineistöä ja jopa vanhoja sopivia rakennuksia siirrettäväksi Seinäjoen Kalajärven rannalle, jonne on jo noussut ensimmäinen ulkomuseorakennus, Matti Hakalan Amerikantalo

From the midnight sun to the long white cloud : Finns in New Zealand

The history of the Finns in New Zealand starts with H. D. Spöring from Turku, Finland, sailing on board the “Endeavour” with James Cook in 1768–71. The first permanent settlers were whalers, sailors and gold miners followed by farming people to settle in small colonies by chain migration. During the Second World War the New Zealand Government seized the Finnish sailing vessel “Pamir”, pictured on the cover, in Wellington, and many crewmembers remained in New Zealand. In the 1950’s Finns were the pioneers of the New Zealand pulp and paper industry in Tokoroa and Kawerau. In the last few decades a major reason for a Finn to settle in New Zealand has been marriage with a New Zealander. Finnish emigration to New Zealand has been only a trickle compared with the major flows to the United States and other destinations. But the arrival of some 2,000 Finns to the “Aotearoa” is a unique and interesting story of the European overseas emigration worth telling to the posterity – as well as the contribution of sturdy Finns and their descendants to the multiethnic society of New Zealand.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chapter I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Islands 2. A Land of the Long White Cloud 3. A Land of the Midnight Sun 4. Former Research 5. The Aim of the Study 6. The Major Sources Chapter II: HERMAN SPÖRING FROM TURKU, FINLAND, SAILED WlTH JAMES COOKIN NEW ZEALAND IN 1769–70 Chapter III: FINNS AMONG WHALERS Chapter IV: GOLDDIGGERS AND OTHER EARLY FINNS Chapter V: SOUTH ISLAND - THE GATEWAY TO THE COLONY 1. Port of Lyttelton 2. Little River 3. Pigeon Bay 4. Other South Island Settlers Chapter VI: NORTH ISLAND – THE MAIN SETTLEMENT 1. Province of Auckland 2. Hawkes Bay Province 3. Wellington Province Chapter VII: F1SHERMEN ON STEWART ISLAND Chapter VIII: GABRIEL JOHANSON, A SHIPWRECKED SETTLER, CHATHAM ISLAND Chapter IX: THE "PAMIR" -APRIZE OF WAR 1941–49 1. A Rose of White Sailing Ships 2. The Seizure 3. The Crew in New Zealand 4. Conclusion Chapter X: ATTEMPTS TO GET FINNISH TIMBER WORKERS IN 1949–50 Chapter XI: PIONEERS OF THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY 1. Armas Kivi – a Canadian Finn 2. Sulo Kanerva 3. Jerm Thorwald Christiansen Chapter XII: FROM THE KYMI VALLEY TO THE VOLCANIC PLATEAU –TOKOROA 1953 1. Arrival 2. Settling Down 3. The Tokoroa Finnish Club 1961–77 Chapter XIII: KAWERAU – THE FINNISH STRONGHOLD 1. The Paper Mill and the Town 2. From Finland to the Foot of Mount Edgecumbe 3. Settling down in Kawerau 4. The Kawerau Sauna Club 5. The Lutheran Church 6. The Kawerau Finnish Club 1961–84 Chapter XIV: WOMEN IN THE MAIN ROLE – FINNS TO NEW ZEALAND IN RECENT DECADES Chapter XV: GENERAL REVIEW 1. Numbers 2. Areas of Origin 3. Dates of Arrival 4. Age at Arrival 5. Places of Settlement and Occupations – Major Contributions 6. Social and Religious Life 7. Offences against the Law 8. Contacts with Finland and Search for Roots Chapter XVI: CONCLUSION AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Patterns of Migration 2. International Contexts NOTES AND REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Appendix I: Finns to New Zealand before 1949 Appendix II: Finns to New Zealand after 1949

Maahanmuuttopoliittinen ohjelma

Hallituksen maahanmuuttopoliittinen ohjelma valmistui alkukesästä ja on parhaillaan lausuntokierroksella. Yhtenä syynä ohjelman tekemiselle on huoli väestön vanhenemisesta ja yhteiskunnan tuottavuuden ja palvelujen saannin turvaaminen. Uutta ohjelmassa on työvoimaperäisen maahanmuuton korostaminen yhtenä vaihtoehtona. Tähän liittyy työvoiman maahanmuuttoa koskevan lupajärjestelmän keventäminen ja muu kehittäminen. Oleskeluluvan Suomeen saaneen ulkomaalaisen perheenjäsenen pääsyä Suomen työmarkkinoille helpotettaisiin myös