The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Finnish ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
FINNISH
Immigration from Finland to the U.S. peaked between 1899 and World War I. Earlier immigrants often traveled through other European countries en route, embarking on ocean liners from Liverpool or Bremerhaven. The Finland Steamship Company began transporting passengers from Hanko after 1891.
In the 2000 census, 623,559 people in the U.S. claimed Finnish ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 5 percent of those people said they were Finnish.
The links at left lead to information on other races and ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % Finnish |
| Stanton, MI | township | 46.9 |
| Chassell, MI | township | 46.3 |
| Franklin, MI | township | 40.2 |
| Greenland, MI | township | 38.5 |
| Adams, MI | township | 37.5 |
| Allouez, MI | township | 37.1 |
| Richmond, MI | township | 36.1 |
| Menahga, MN | city | 35.4 |
| Republic, MI | township | 34.5 |
| Calumet, MI | township | 32.8 |
| Rock River, MI | township | 32.1 |
| Osceola, MI | township | 30.9 |
| White River, WI | town | 30.3 |
| Laurium, MI | village | 29.9 |
| Tilden, MI | township | 29.5 |
| Cokato, MN | township | 29.4 |
| Negaunee, MI | township | 28.7 |
| Portage, MI | township | 27.4 |
| Ely, MI | township | 27.3 |
| Calumet, MI | village | 26.6 |
| Hancock, MI | city | 25.8 |
| Cherry, MN | township | 25.0 |
| Ishpeming, MI | township | 24.9 |
| Baraga, MI | township | 24.6 |
| Wakefield, MI | city | 24.4 |
| Ironwood, MI | township | 24.1 |
| Negaunee, MI | city | 23.3 |
| Torch Lake, MI | township | 23.1 |
| Clinton, MN | township | 22.0 |
| Ishpeming, MI | city | 21.9 |
| Baraga, MI | village | 21.9 |
| Bessemer, MI | township | 21.5 |
| Mountain Iron, MN | city | 21.3 |
| Ontonagon, MI | township | 21.0 |
| Schoolcraft, MI | township | 20.9 |
| L'Anse, MI | village | 20.8 |
| L'Anse, MI | township | 20.4 |
| New York Mills, MN | city | 20.0 |
| Thomson, MN | township | 19.7 |
| Ontonagon, MI | village | 19.6 |
| Lake Linden, MI | village | 19.4 |
| Cokato, MN | city | 19.1 |
| Ironwood, MI | city | 18.8 |
| Biwabik, MN | township | 18.8 |
| Hurley, WI | city | 18.3 |
| Gwinn, MI | populated place | 18.3 |
| Buhl, MN | city | 18.2 |
| White, MN | township | 18.2 |
| Maple Ridge, MI | township | 18.1 |
| Gilbert, MN | city | 17.6 |
| Virginia, MN | city | 17.5 |
| French Lake, MN | township | 17.5 |
| Crystal Falls, MI | township | 17.4 |
| Biwabik, MN | city | 17.3 |
| Bessemer, MI | city | 17.2 |
| Carp Lake, MI | township | 16.6 |
| Forsyth, MI | township | 16.2 |
| New Ipswich, NH | town | 16.1 |
| Felch, MI | township | 15.9 |
| Crystal Falls, MI | city | 15.6 |
| Sands, MI | township | 15.3 |
| Greenwood, MN | township | 15.3 |
| Dassel, MN | township | 14.4 |
| Marquette, MI | township | 14.4 |
| Aurora, MN | city | 14.2 |
| Fayal, MN | township | 13.9 |
| Montreal, WI | city | 13.9 |
| Eveleth, MN | city | 13.8 |
| Babbitt, MN | city | 13.7 |
| Kingston, MN | township | 13.4 |
| Brevator, MN | township | 13.3 |
| Perch Lake, MN | township | 13.3 |
| Scanlon, MN | city | 12.6 |
| Hoyt Lakes, MN | city | 12.5 |
| Rudyard, MI | township | 12.5 |
| Cloquet, MN | city | 12.4 |
| Ashby, MA | town | 12.4 |
| Duluth, MN | township | 11.9 |
| Skandia, MI | township | 11.5 |
| Munising, MI | city | 11.4 |
| Hibbing, MN | city | 11.0 |
| Chocolay, MI | township | 10.9 |
| Marquette, MI | city | 10.8 |
| Nashwauk, MN | city | 10.6 |
| Chisholm, MN | city | 10.5 |
| Morse, MN | township | 10.5 |
| Ilwaco, WA | city | 10.4 |
| Barnum, MN | township | 10.4 |
| Stambaugh, MI | city | 10.2 |
| Twin Lakes, MN | township | 10.2 |
| Nashwauk, MN | township | 10.1 |
| Houghton, MI | city | 10.0 |
| Ely, MN | city | 9.9 |
| Lakewood, MN | township | 9.6 |
| Midway, MN | township | 9.5 |
| Trout Lake, MN | township | 9.5 |
| Iron River, MI | township | 9.4 |
| Iron River, WI | town | 9.4 |
| Fairport Harbor, OH | village | 9.2 |
| Moose Lake, MN | township | 9.1 |
| Solway, MN | township | 9.1 |
| Au Train, MI | township | 9.0 |
| Rindge, NH | town | 9.0 |
| West Branch, MI | township | 8.9 |
| Keewatin, MN | city | 8.9 |
| Rolla, ND | city | 8.8 |
| Caspian, MI | city | 8.8 |
| Two Harbors, MN | city | 8.7 |
| Stambaugh, MI | township | 8.6 |
| Parkland, WI | town | 8.6 |
| Moose Lake, MN | city | 8.6 |
| Grand Lake, MN | township | 8.5 |
| Amnicon, WI | town | 8.1 |
| Hermantown, MN | city | 8.1 |
| Coleraine, MN | city | 7.9 |
| Westminster, MA | town | 7.9 |
| Osage, MN | township | 7.8 |
| Clatskanie, OR | city | 7.7 |
| Troy, NH | town | 7.6 |
| Iron River, MI | city | 7.6 |
| Royalston, MA | town | 7.6 |
| Canosia, MN | township | 7.5 |
| Mullan, ID | city | 7.5 |
| Hawthorne, WI | town | 7.3 |
| Greenway, MN | township | 7.2 |
| Bates, MI | township | 7.2 |
| Dassel, MN | city | 7.1 |
| Maple Grove, MI | township | 7.1 |
| Gnesen, MN | township | 7.0 |
| Lake Nebagamon, WI | village | 6.9 |
| Perham, MN | township | 6.8 |
| Van Etten, NY | town | 6.6 |
| Ashburnham, MA | town | 6.6 |
| Breitung, MI | township | 6.5 |
| Phelps, WI | town | 6.4 |
| Munising, MI | township | 6.4 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | township | 6.3 |
| Mellen, WI | city | 6.3 |
| Sheffield, OH | township | 6.2 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | city | 6.2 |
| Harris, MN | township | 6.2 |
| Oakland, WI | town | 6.1 |
| West Paris, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Rice Lake, MN | township | 6.1 |
| Superior, WI | city | 6.1 |
| Duluth, MN | city | 6.0 |
| Superior, WI | town | 6.0 |
| Southside, MN | township | 6.0 |
| Iron Mountain, MI | city | 5.9 |
| South Thomaston, ME | town | 5.9 |
| Paris, ME | town | 5.8 |
| Dafter, MI | township | 5.8 |
| Proctor, MN | city | 5.8 |
| Annandale, MN | city | 5.7 |
| Rush Lake, MN | township | 5.7 |
| Saybrook, OH | township | 5.6 |
| Silver Bay, MN | city | 5.6 |
| Albion, MN | township | 5.6 |
| Battle Ground, WA | city | 5.6 |
| Fredenberg, MN | township | 5.5 |
| Ashland, WI | city | 5.5 |
| Lantana, FL | town | 5.4 |
| Sagola, MI | township | 5.4 |
| Lakefield, MI | township | 5.4 |
| Conneaut, OH | city | 5.3 |
| Windemere, MN | township | 5.2 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
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-- October 2005
Other resources:
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American-Scandinavian Foundation
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Finnish American Heritage Center
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Finnish & Finnish American Collections -
Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress
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Finland databases
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Finland Genealogy Forum
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Immigration & ship records
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