Tag: Finland

  • Men and Feminism: Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries, 1960s to Present

    Men and Feminism: Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries, 1960s to Present

    DR HANNAH YOKEN I’m a Finnish historian who lived in the UK for nearly a decade. When I tell my British friends and colleagues where I’m from, they often respond with an air of admiration, complimenting the relatively egalitarian principles upon which Nordic social democracy has been built.  Certainly, this notion that the Nordic countries are…

  • Deep Mapping Migrant Settlerhood: Unfolding histories of Finns in Canada

    Deep Mapping Migrant Settlerhood: Unfolding histories of Finns in Canada

    DR SAMIRA SARAMO At the turn of the twentieth century, Finnish migrants, drawn by the familiar landscape of lakes, forests, and rocky outcrop, settled in the rugged wilderness of Northern Ontario in Canada and overcame the harsh conditions of the early years through their inherent Finnish characteristic of “sisu” (determination, perseverance, guts)… or so the story…