themes on finnish settlement in the thunder bay area
abstract
this migration has contributed to the finnish population being found in many countries,
including canada. it is this finnish-canadian population that is of interest here. growing up in
the thunder bay area, within the finn culture, created an atmosphere of questions that needed
to be researched and answered. why did the family end up in thunder bay? why did finn
families before them end up here? why did finns come to canada? these questions burned in
the back of the mind for years before finally emerging onto paper, in deciding to research the
finns in the thunder bay region, two methodologies were implemented. the first method
utilized was the laborious task of researching through the vast materials offered in the archives
and libraries. once the background information was organized, the way was set for dealing with
the questionnaires and interviews. by contemplating the questions that needed to be answered,
the questionnaires and interviews offered the researcher an opportunity to see the information
gathered almost on a first-hand basis.
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