Finnishness in Finland and North America
Written by Pauliina Raento, Editor. Examins how the changes of history and location in the last century have affected Finnish identities. $20.00 more information
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Juha
Written by Juhani Aho. The classic novel of Juhani Aho, now translated into English. $20.00 more information
A Finnish Immigrant Son
Written by Marion A. Brown. $18.00 more information
A Finnish American Girlhood
Written by Helmi Mavis. The story of a girlhood in a Finnish home in the middle of northeastern Minnesota and the joys and pains of growing up. $12.95 more information
They Took My Father
Written by Mayme Sevander. Originally from Brule, WI, this unique story of a family who chose to move to the Soviet Union in the hope of a 'worker's paradise' in 1934. What they found instead was a nightmare. $16.95 more information
Jonas of Kiivijarvi: Finnish Freedom Fighter
Written by Leslie W. Wisuri. The stories of Jonas, the "Ghost Fighter," during the Russian rule, and while fictional, perhaps are true tales of the author's grandfather, Jonas. $12.95 more information
Untamola Blues
Written by Joseph Damrell. Untamola is the dreamworld from the Finnish epic, Kalevala, which Damrell evokes in the ficti0nal lake Superior port town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. $14.95 more information
Vilho: Finnish Freedom Fighter
Written by Leslie W. Wisuri. The continuing saga of Finnish resistance: after Jonas emigrates to America, his best friend Vilho takes up the fight. $12.95 more information
Elina, Mistress of Laukko
Written by Mary Caraker. A novel of three parallel stories, the first of the medieval bride, Elina, and the other two in modern day, of a woman and her grandmother's experiences mirroring Elina's. $12.95 more information
Down from Basswood
Written by Lynn Maria Laitala. For anyone who might wish to better understand the unique mix of immigrant and Native American influences which forged the culture of the Northern frontier. $18.00 more information
Nikolai's Fortune
Written by Solveig Torvik. A story of women and daughters woven through Finland, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, and finally the New World. $24.95 more information
Karelia
Written by Lawrence and Sylvia Hokkanen. A journey and escape from Stalin's Soviet Russia when the Russians recruited Canadian and American Finns to repopulate Karelia - and the changes western exposure wrought in the USSR. $12.95 more information
The Finnish Line
Written by Bernhard Hillila. Everything you every wanted -or didn't want - to know about Finns, Finnish-Americans, and their humor. Author went to "Finnishing School" (Finlandia University) $12.95 more information
Finn Fun
Written by Bernhard Hillila. Another book by Hillila and his wacky, zany, Finnish humor. $12.95 more information
Isaac Polvi
Written by Ed. Joseph Damrell. A first-hand account of life in post-feudal Finland at the turn of the 19th century by a twelve-year-old and his immigration to the United States. $12.95 more information
Billy Maki: A Novel
Written by Joseph Damrell. A story of a thirty-something Finnish descendant in the Upper Peninsula and all the zany goings on in this semi-wilderness. $12.95 more information
Gift
Written by Joseph Damrell. A special gift, a backwoods romance, and a crusty old woodsman inhabit this tale of the Upper Peninsula and its wooded wilderness. $12.95 more information
The Fabulous Family Holomolaiset
Written by Patricia Eilola. A Minnesota Finnish Family's Oral Tradition full of adventures, stories, and wild tales. $12.95 more information
From Heroes to Enemies
Written by Varpu Lindstrom. Finns in Canada, 1937 - 1947 Finnish war heroes and adventures. $23.00 more information
Defiant Sisters
Written by Varpu Lindstrom. A social history of Finnish Immegrant Women in Canada $13.95 more information
Connecting Souls
Written by Varpu Lindstrom. Finnish voices in America through short fiction, poems, and legends. $18.00 more information
Criss-Cross: A Finnish Orphan's Search for Family
Written by Lorraine Esala. An intimate story of the scarifies of Finnish citizens after the Russian invasion of 1939 learned by a young woman, who at aft three was among many children sent by train to safety in neutral Sweden. $13.99 more information
The Cloud Sketcher
Written by Richard Rayner. An adventure through Finland, Manhatten, and into Esko Vaananen's soul as he pursues beauty, fame, and undying love. $14.95 more information
Landscapes and Soulscapes
Written by Beth L. Virtanen. Landscapes and Soulscapes On The Literature of Finnish North America. Edited by Beth L. Virtanen, Special Issue of the Journal Of Finnish Studies. $20.00 more information
Impressions of Arvo Laurila
Written by Lauri Anderson. $16.95 more information
Misery Bay
Written by Lauri Anderson. Stories from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan $12.95 more information
Back to Misery Bay
Written by Lauri Anderson. "Dostoevsky's Three Annas" and Other Stories from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. $14.95 more information
Children of Kalevala
Written by Lauri Anderson. Contemporary American Finns relive the timeless tales of the Kalevala $12.95 more information
Heikki Heikkinen
Written by Lauri Anderson. A profile of some of Upper Michigan's more interesting characters. $12.95 more information
Mosquito Conversations
Written by Lauri Anderson. "Mosquito Conversations: More Stories from the Upper Peninsula, arguably Lauri Anderson's best work to date, is a loosely connected group of stories based on the lives and loves of his quaint and quirky characters. Aptly names, the text operates within Anderson's larger venture, the examination of character in extreme isolation, bolstered by rural knowledge and an environment of exquisite beauty but of harsh climate. $14.95 more information
Finnish-North American Literature in English
Written by Edited by Beth Virtanen. $56.95 more information
A Sociological survey of a Finnish Settlement
Written by Ralph Henry Smith. A sociological survey of the finnish settlement of new York Milles, Minnesota and its adjacent territory. $20.00 more information
At the Foot of the Beartooth Mountains
Written by Leona Lampi. A history of the Finnish Community of Red Lodge, Montana $24.95 more information
The Rosa Lemberg Story
Written by Eva Erickson. $5.00 more information
Finns In Michigan
Written by Gary Kaunonen. In Finns in Michigan Gary Kaunonen probes the intricacies of immigration, labor, and ideology among the members of this intriguing and historically important ethnic group. $12.95 more information
Red Finns on the Coteau
Written by Larry Warwaruk. The Finnish Community on the rolling Coteau Hills of Saskatchewan talked the same battles over fifty years ago. $20.00 more information
Miriam daughter of Finnish Immigrants
Written by Diane Dettmann. Miriam's story reveals her family's challenges, struggles and commitment to carve out a life in the northern Minnesota wilderness during the Great Depression. $12.95 more information
Iron Finns
Written by michael Resman. This is a great tribute to the miners of Northern Minnesota. $14.95 more information
Finntown of the Soul
Written by Patricia Eilola. In this sequel to A Finntown of the Heart, Eilola carries the story of Ilmi forward, exploring the continuing dis functionality of her family and its struggles to survive. $14.95 more information
Born a Soldier: The Times and Life of Larry Thorne
Written by J. Michael Cleverley. Tour the mid-20th century's conflicts with the remarkable Larry Thorne. Born "Lauri Torni," Thorne fought in Finland's first to last battles with Russia winning the country's equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor. $20.99 more information
Journey Into Winter
Written by Frederick Brogger. JOURNEY INTO WINTER, a novel, is centered around the Finnish/Soviet war of 1939-1940 where tiny Finland is invaded by Stalin's new army. $18.99 more information
Finntown of the Heart
Written by Patricia Johnson Eilola. The tale of a young girl growing up in northern Minnesota in the early part of the century. Filled with memorable characters, adventure, and much sisu. $12.95 more information