Suomi, Ontario
| Suomi | |
|---|---|
| Rural Finnish settlement | |
| Coordinates | 48.23972, -89.98611 |
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Suomi is a rural community near Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of the mainly Finnish settlements founded outside the city by immigrants who arrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[1] It lies about 57 km west of central Thunder Bay.[2]
In the Chronicle of Finnish Settlements
A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (1976), edited by Gordon Burkowski for the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, covers Suomi in a chapter shared with Silver Mountain, pages 128–137.[3]
Families named in the Chronicle
People and families named in the Suomi and Silver Mountain chapter, from Bill Martin's index to the book:[3]
| Surname | People and families (page) |
|---|---|
| Anttonen | Peter Anttonen (p. 130) |
| Aro | John Aro (p. 131) |
| Baird | J.W. Baird (p. 134) |
| Erickson | Hjalmar Erickson (p. 133) |
| Ettinger | Miss Ettinger (p. 128) |
| Everett | Cora Everett (p. 128) |
| Fraback | Erick Fraback (p. 128) |
| Hemlander | W. Hemlander (p. 134) |
| Hill | Matti Hill (p. 136) |
| Hisala | Jacob Hisala (p. 130) |
| Hovi | Katri Hovi (p. 131) |
| Hunnakko | Walter Hunnakko (p. 131) |
| Hyakki | Antton Hyakki (p. 131) |
| Hyyryla | Lempi Hyyryla (p. 129) |
| Johnson | Arvo Johnson (p. 129); W. Johnson (p. 128) |
| Jylha | Werner Jylha (p. 131) |
| Kallio | Kristian Kallio (p. 133) |
| Karila | Karila family (p. 130); George Karila (p. 129); Hannes Karila (p. 129); Hedwig Karila (p. 128); I. Karila (p. 134); Isaac Karila (p. 128); Lauri Karila (p. 136); Urho Karila (p. 128); Yrjo(Geo.) Karila (p. 136) |
| Kattelus | George Kattelus (p. 131); L. Kattelus (p. 131) |
| Kivi | Ernest Kivi (p. 131); John Kivi (p. 128); T. Kivi (p. 128) |
| Koski | A. Koski (p. 134); Arvid Koski (p. 131); John Koski (p. 131) |
| Kujala | Elias Kujala (p. 131) |
| Kuusisto | Kaapo Kuusisto (p. 128) |
| Laine | Waino Laine (p. 131) |
| Leppanen | A. Leppanen (p. 134); Albert Leppanen (p. 131) |
| Maki | Nathan Maki (p. 133); Nikolai Maki (p. 134); Victor Maki (p. 131) |
| Mikkola | Mikkola family (p. 130) |
| Morrison | Stanley Morrison (p. 134) |
| Murto | Jack Murto (p. 131) |
| Niemi | Ellen Niemi (p. 133); I. Niemi (p. 134); John Niemi (p. 129); Kaarlo Niemi (p. 131); N. Niemi (p. 128); Nikki Niemi (p. 132); Nikolai Niemi (p. 134) |
| Nummikoski | J. Nummikoski (p. 134); John Nummikoski (p. 128) |
| Pajunen | Dora Pajunen (p. 128) |
| Pali | Miina Pali (p. 131) |
| Palo | Charles Palo (p. 129); John Palo (p. 41); T. Palo (p. 128); Tuomas Palo (p. 128) |
| Pantti | Pantti family (p. 130); A. Pantti (p. 134); E. Pantti (p. 128); Emil Pantti (p. 131); Ida Pantti (p. 131); Iola Pantti (p. 132) |
| Piilo | Urho Piilo (p. 133) |
| Ranta | Ranta family (p. 130); J. Ranta (p. 134); John Ranta (p. 131); Victor Ranta (p. 131) |
| Saari | G. Saari (p. 128); Gust Saari (p. 128); Matt. Saari (p. 131); Toivo Saari (p. 129) |
| Salo | John Salo (p. 129) |
| Sillanpaa | Sam Sillanpaa (p. 133) |
| Smith | Geo. Smith (p. 133) |
| Tammela | August Tammela (p. 131) |
| Tenhunen | Arthur Tenhunen (p. 131) |
| Tienhaara | Tienhaara family (p. 137); Manuel Tienhaara (p. 131) |
| Uusitalo | Frans J. Uusitalo (p. 133) |
| Vicars | J.P. Vicars (p. 134) |
| Wilson | W. Wilson (p. 133) |
| Wink | C. Wink (p. 134) |
References
- ↑ Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay, introduction. Archived.
- ↑ Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (geogratis.gc.ca), entry for Suomi.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (Bay Street Project No. 2), ed. Gordon Burkowski (Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, 1976), pp. 128–137; indexed in Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay. Archived.