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    Murmansk Finns or Kola Finns (Finnish: Muurmanninsuomalaiset, Kuolansuomalaiset) are a group of Finns who live or lived in Murmansk Oblast. They came...
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    and W (5.6 %). Siberian Finns Kola Norwegians Karelians Tornedalians Skogfinner Sweden Finns Finland-Swedes Kvens Murmansk Finns Paluumuutto Suomeen TE-palvelut...
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    national minority of Sweden Finns usually does not include immigrated Swedish-speaking Finns, and the national minority of Sweden Finns is protected by Swedish...
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    city of Murmansk, now home to 307,257 (2010 Russian census), or nearly 40% of the oblast's population. Many Finns also immigrated to Murmansk during the...
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    Savolaksfinner (Savonian Finns), Rugfinner (Rye Finns) from their major crop, or notably Svedjefinner (Slash-and-burn Finns). The people themselves often...
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  • the word. Ingrian Finns were heavily persecuted in Soviet Russia, including being subject to forced deportations. 8,000–25,000 Finns were killed during...
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  • frequent conflicts with Novgorod and Karelians as well as other Baltic Finns from the 11th to 14th centuries. "History of Häme". hame.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-09...
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    White-dominated Northern Finland to Soviet Russia and of some Finns working on the Murmansk Railroad. The Legion, along with British troops, fought off...
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  • karjalaiset, IPA: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlɑi̯set]), also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, are a subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people, traditionally living in Finnish...
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    Kven people (redirect from Norwegian Finns)
    of Finnish as the de-facto ethnic language for the Kvens/Finns. In this regard, the Kven Finn Association has started a grant for young students in high...
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    Germans and Finns had taken some ground at both fronts, but overall the operation failed in terms of its strategic intentions, as neither Murmansk nor the...
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    groups from which over time Finns evolved. In 1548, Mikael Agricola mentions in his New Testament that Finnish tribes are Finns, Tavastians and Karelians...
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    Agnessa Haikara (category People from Murmansk)
    for her documentary book about Murmansk Finns and Kola Norwegians repressed in the Soviet Union. She was born in Murmansk to a family of Finnish origin...
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  • Swedish-speaking Finns. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are a Swedish-speaking Finn or must have references...
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    inhabited by Finns proper. Later, the meaning of these names expanded to refer to the whole area of modern Finland. Earlier, the name "Finn" meant Sami...
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    advance impossible, and only withdrawal of the defending Red Finns allowed the White Finns to advance a small distance until the troops again mutinied...
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  • from the traditional dress worn by the ethnic Finn women. Until the turn of the 20th century, Kale and Finn women dressed much alike in blouses, long skirts...
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  • Eastern Norway and Central Sweden were they became known as the Forest Finns. In the 17th century, there was also a migration to Swedish Ingria (now...
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    Tornedalians (redirect from Torne Finns)
    Norway [fi] Forest Finns, Kvens Russia [fi; ru] Ingrians Äyrämöiset, Savakot Siberian Finns Korlaks Murmansk Finns Sweden Forest Finns, Tornedalians Switzerland...
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    Findians (category Baltic Finns)
    Findians descend from Finns that immigrated to the United States from Finland from 1860 to 1924 and the Ojibwe. When the Ojibwe and Finns met, they taught...
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  • especially the Murmansk Finns were heavily persecuted and the Finnish population almost completely perished in the area. 3,000 Finns were executed in...
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  • painter and writer Juha Väätäinen, athlete Niilo Yli-Vainio, preacher Finns proper Tavastians "Suomen heimojen peruspiirteet". ts.fi (in Finnish). 2003-12-28...
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    Crimean Karaites Cubans Czechs Dungans Estonians Setos Finns Ingrian Finns Murmansk Finns Siberian Finns French Gagauz Georgians Adjarians Ingiloy Laz Mingrelians...
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    Crimean Karaites Cubans Czechs Dungans Estonians Setos Finns Ingrian Finns Murmansk Finns Siberian Finns French Gagauz Georgians Adjarians Ingiloy Laz Mingrelians...
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    Kola Norwegians (category Murmansk Oblast)
    Russo-Norwegian pidgin Pomors, coastal Russian settlers Bjarmaland Murmansk Finns "СОСТАВ ГРУППЫ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ "ЛИЦА, УКАЗАВШИЕ ДРУГИЕ ОТВЕТЫ О НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ...
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  • Crimean Karaites Cubans Czechs Dungans Estonians Setos Finns Ingrian Finns Murmansk Finns Siberian Finns French Gagauz Georgians Adjarians Ingiloy Laz Mingrelians...
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    Operation Arctic Fox (category History of Murmansk Oblast)
    the canal. On 7 August, the Finns captured Kestenga after fierce fighting. Reacting to the Finnish advance on the Murmansk railway, the Soviets transferred...
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  • Sweden, Norway) Forest Finns, Tornedalians, Ingrian Finns (including Siberian Finns (including Korlaks), Savonians, Tavastians, Finns proper, Ostrobothnians...
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    to capture Murmansk or to cut the Kirov (Murmansk) Railway. The Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive in June and August 1944 drove the Finns from most...
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    largest peninsulas of Europe. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely inside the Arctic Circle and is bordered...
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