Welcome to North Wind Books at Finlandia University

A rich collection of stories of Finnish immigrants, their families, and their place in history and time.

Click to see more information about Finnishness in Finland and North America

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

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A Finnish Immigrant Son

Written by Marion A. Brown. $18.00  more information

Click to see more information about A Finnish American Girlhood

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

Click to see more information about They Took My Father

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

Click to see more information about Jonas of Kiivijarvi: Finnish Freedom Fighter

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

Click to see more information about Untamola Blues

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

Click to see more information about Vilho: Finnish Freedom Fighter

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

Click to see more information about Elina, Mistress of Laukko

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

Click to see more information about Down from Basswood

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

Click to see more information about Nikolai's Fortune

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

Click to see more information about Karelia

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

Click to see more information about The Finnish Line

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

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Finn Fun

Written by Bernhard Hillila. Another book by Hillila and his wacky, zany, Finnish humor. $12.95  more information

Click to see more information about Isaac Polvi

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

Click to see more information about Billy Maki: A Novel

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

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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

Click to see more information about The Fabulous Family Holomolaiset

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

Click to see more information about From Heroes to Enemies

From Heroes to Enemies

Written by Varpu Lindstrom. Finns in Canada, 1937 - 1947 Finnish war heroes and adventures. $23.00  more information

Click to see more information about Defiant Sisters

Defiant Sisters

Written by Varpu Lindstrom. A social history of Finnish Immegrant Women in Canada $13.95  more information

Click to see more information about Connecting Souls

Connecting Souls

Written by Varpu Lindstrom. Finnish voices in America through short fiction, poems, and legends. $18.00  more information

Click to see more information about Criss-Cross: A Finnish Orphan's Search for Family

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

Click to see more information about The Cloud Sketcher

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

Click to see more information about Landscapes and Soulscapes

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

Click to see more information about Impressions of Arvo Laurila

Impressions of Arvo Laurila

Written by Lauri Anderson. $16.95  more information

Click to see more information about Misery Bay

Misery Bay

Written by Lauri Anderson. Stories from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan $12.95  more information

Click to see more information about Back to Misery Bay

Back to Misery Bay

Written by Lauri Anderson. "Dostoevsky's Three Annas" and Other Stories from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. $14.95  more information

Click to see more information about Children of Kalevala

Children of Kalevala

Written by Lauri Anderson. Contemporary American Finns relive the timeless tales of the Kalevala $12.95  more information

Click to see more information about Heikki Heikkinen

Heikki Heikkinen

Written by Lauri Anderson. A profile of some of Upper Michigan's more interesting characters. $12.95  more information

Click to see more information about Mosquito Conversations

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

Click to see more information about A Sociological survey of a Finnish Settlement

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

Click to see more information about At the Foot of the Beartooth Mountains

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

Click to see more information about The Rosa Lemberg Story

The Rosa Lemberg Story

Written by Eva Erickson. $5.00  more information

Click to see more information about Finns In Michigan

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

Click to see more information about Red Finns on the Coteau

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

Click to see more information about Miriam daughter of Finnish Immigrants

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

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Iron Finns

Written by michael Resman. This is a great tribute to the miners of Northern Minnesota. $14.95  more information

Click to see more information about Finntown of the Soul

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

Click to see more information about Born a Soldier: The Times and Life of Larry Thorne

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

Click to see more information about Journey Into Winter

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

Click to see more information about Finntown of the Heart

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