ROOTS IN FINLAND

 

A region in south-western Finland, called Pohjois-Sa-
takunta, including Merikarvia Parish at the shores of

Bay of Bothnia, has in the past experienced a large-
scale emigration to Canada, the United States, Austral-
ia, and Sweden. In many cases, the descendants of the

emigrants have lost track of their kin in Finland.

The ever increasing use of social media and English as

lingua franca worldwide has created interest among

descendants of Finnish immigrants to search for their

roots in Finland and contact their kin.

The objective of the Merikarvia Seura association is to

assist these descendants of Finnish emigrants in their

search. The objective is to collect historical informa-
tion and stories about the emigrants and create a data

bank and a web exhibition for both Finnish and foreign

partners to use in the future.