...Alex Snellman; Kristiina Kalleinen Abstract “Imperial Era,” this special issue of the Journal of Finnish Studies , presents a selection of articles that describe Finland in the context of the Russian Empire. In this introductory article, “Finland in Imperial Context,” the authors sketch...

... in their letters to the imperial power. Some avoided referring to their Finnishness to emphasize their imperial loyalty, whereas others presented themselves as pro-Finnish and viewed the interests of Finland and Russia as uniform. As a distinctive group of informers, the article examines Orthodox people, whose...

... and the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation. 16 Opposition from Abroad Introduction The Finnish poet and journalist Emil von Qvanten (1827 1903) has been overshadowed in the historiography of Scandinavism for probably two reasons. In Finland, he is not considered part of the central nation-building process since...

... the following questions: How and why did Russian peddlers become involved in the political conflict between Finland and the Russian imperial administration? What were the central elements of the enemy image of Russian peddlers that the Finnish press created in the spring of 1899, and what consequences did...

... 1913, 1915). This paper introduces further evidence from Finland to the discussion. The structure is as follows: in the next section, I present the context of nineteenth-century rural Finland and review the literature concerning the living standards of different rural social groups. The third section...

..., and financial capital was used by Aurore Karamzin to enable engagement in a kind of informal influence that might be termed “soft diplomacy,” within the context of both imperial-era Finland and Europe. This was an area where exceptionally well-positioned and well-educated women could use their influence...

... of a rusthållare (a landowning farmer) who had moved to the then-largest city of Finland in early 1809 could embark on a career as a merchant. As Lindberg came from a land-owning family, his social background was fairly good in the rural context. However, his older brother became the new head of the farm which...

...Pirita Frigren; Tiina Hemminki; Ilkka Nummela Abstract The nineteenth century in Finland was characterized by significant societal changes. Since 1809 a Grand Duchy of imperial Russia, Finland began to transform from an early modern society of estates to a modern civic society. The end...

... scholars note the potentially lasting appeal of the Golden Horde to the Volga Tatar diaspora (Shnirelman 1996, 59). Despite the efforts of scholars and writers studying the Tatar communities in Finland, the appeal of a success story must also be understood in the context of widespread ignorance. In 2012...

..., leading to revolution, provided Finland with the chance to break free (Lavery 2006, 76 77, 82 84). The events associated with the Bolshevik coup in October 1917 provided a context in which, with the leadership of Pehr Edwin Svinhufvud, Finland s declaration of independence was presented to the Parliament...

... determined Vasil ev s future expertise as a master wax technician; the important historical context of 1913; and how the USSR manipulated the story to promote its return to international competition at the 1952 Olympics. Keywords: Russia, Finland, skiing, Olympics, Nordiska Spelen On the eve of the USSR s...

... as the flag bearer of Swedish interests in Finland. On face value, one would assume a lot of common political ground between the Ålandic political context and the Finland Swedish efforts to maintain equal status for Swedish as a national language in an overwhelmingly Finnish-speaking country. However...

... clashed with the demands of Imperial Russia about the autonomous status of the Grand Duchy between 1899 and 1905 and again between 1908 and 1917, a period known as the Russification of Finland also became known, in Finnish, as Routavuodet, literally translated as Years of Ground Frost. Thus, the Finnish...

... and colonization. The debate over Petsamo has a strong contextual connection to the idea of a Greater Finland and the idea of an irredenta Finnishness under pressure outside the national borders. The irredenta context is different from a colonial context; however, the reality in Petsamo was far from a pure Finnish...

... activities such as dances, performed by ethnic Finnish bands as well as visiting musicians, function as shared markers of Finnish American ethnicity. The characters help build and maintain an ethnic community, but at the same time make their “little Finland” an integrated part of the United States. Second...

...Maarit Knuuttila Abstract This article examines what the two most significant cookbooks of nineteenth-century Finland— Kokki-Kirja (Cookbook, 1849) and Anna Olsoni's Keittokirja yksinkertaista ruuanlaittoa varten kodissa ja koulussa (A cookbook for the simple preparation of food in the home...

... are useful for setting the essays in their disciplinary contexts. The best of them go further by engaging the issues raised by Wilson and briefly exploring some of their implications. The six essays collected under the Importance of Folklore heading include eloquent pleas for breaking down institutional...

... Society 64 (2): 394 98. Honko, Lauri. 1994. Belief and Ritual: The Phenomenological Context, The Cosmos: Introduction, and Hunting: 77 Journal of Finnish Studies Introduction. In The Great Bear: A Thematic Anthology of Oral Poetry in the Finno-Ugrian Languages, edited by Lauri Honko, Senni Timonen...

... construct not Finnish or American identity, but combine the third kind of identity in the American context. The new transcultural form of identity draws on belonging to both Finland and the USA, and selecting, incorporating, and creatively fusing elements of both Finnish and American cultures. On the whole...

.... Interest in the roots of Finnishness arose in academic circles as early as the eighteenth century; however, it was not until Finland, at first a Swedish province, became an autonomous area of the Russian Empire in 1809 that the educated classes found a new need and opportunity to build a Finnish national...