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Vesa Oja
21. tammik. 20191 min käytetty lukemiseen
Lillian and Paul Lehto Birmingham 2010
10th Finglish trip July 2010 #1 Lillian Lehto is a retired teacher and librarian. She resides in Birmingham, Michigan, with her husband...
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Vesa Oja
14. tammik. 20191 min käytetty lukemiseen
Matt Damon The Adjustment Bureau Manhattan 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #6 The Adjustment Bureau is a 2011 American romantic science fiction thriller film loosely based on the...
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Vesa Oja
7. tammik. 20191 min käytetty lukemiseen
Eric Aho - Red Winter DC Moore Gallery Manhattan 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #5 Eric Aho is a Finnish American painter, whose work has been on show in several solo exhibitions in...
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Vesa Oja
31. jouluk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Finnish Golgotha Congregational Church Brooklyn 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #4 The present day Brooklyn Baptist Church at 733 44th St. was formerly the home of the Finnish Golgotha...
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Vesa Oja
24. jouluk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Työn Temppeli Harlem 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #3 At 15 W126th Street in Harlem in New York City stands a grey building, the Pilgrim Cathedral of Harlem....
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Vesa Oja
17. jouluk. 20182 min käytetty lukemiseen
Duke Devlin Woodstock 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #2 Duke Devlin, though not a Finn, is an interesting person. In the Summer of 1969 he hitchhiked up to...
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Vesa Oja
10. jouluk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Finn Fun Weekend Ithaca 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #1 FinnFun Weekend is an annual event of Finnish Americans in northeastern USA celebrating Finnish...
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Vesa Oja
3. jouluk. 20182 min käytetty lukemiseen
The World´s Largest Egg Winlock 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #39 The Winlock Egg was listed as the world's largest egg by Ripley's Believe It or Not! in 1989. The current...
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Vesa Oja
26. marrask. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Liisa Penner Astoria 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #38 Liisa Penner is an Archivist at Clatsop County Historical Society in Astoria, Oregon. The Clatsop County...
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Vesa Oja
19. marrask. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Eric Bergland Blue River 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #37 Eric Bergland makes handcrafted Finnish Puukko knives. He lives with his wife in Blue River, Oregon. His...
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Vesa Oja
12. marrask. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Inga Ojala Eagle Creek 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #36 Painter, art teacher and sport fisher Inga Ojala keeps the memory of her father Arvo Ojala alive. Arvo...
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Vesa Oja
5. marrask. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Messiah Finnish Lutheran Church Portland 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #35 The cosy Messiah Finnish Lutheran Church was built in a former chiropractor's office, when the original...
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Vesa Oja
29. lokak. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Finlandia Motel Mount Shasta 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #34 At the foot of Mount Shasta near the Oregon border in California is the sign of the Finlandia Motel, a...
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Vesa Oja
22. lokak. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Ruben Ruhkala Rocklin 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #33 Ruben Ruhkala's father Matt Ruhkala was born in Kalajoki Finland. Matt Ruhkala arrived in Rocklin in 1889...
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Vesa Oja
15. lokak. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Finnish Temperance Hall Rocklin 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #32 John Mantyla, who arrived around 1880, was the first Finn in Rocklin. He encouraged other Finns to join...
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Vesa Oja
8. lokak. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Kevin Jussila Paso Robles 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #31 Kevin Jussila was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Although a financial advisor by training...
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Vesa Oja
1. lokak. 20182 min käytetty lukemiseen
Paul & Kalervo Halme Solvang 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #30 Paul and Kalervo Halme were born in Los Angeles, California, to Finnish immigrant parents, the late Rev....
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Vesa Oja
24. syysk. 20182 min käytetty lukemiseen
Otto Heino Ojai 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #29 ”I like to drive really fast, 130 miles an hour in my Bentley,” says Otto Heino, over 90 years of age,...
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Vesa Oja
17. syysk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Suomi-Kerho Inc. North Hollywood 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #28 Pauli Majamäki is a volunteer bartender when necessary both here at the Suomi Kerho Inc. and at Hauli...
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Vesa Oja
10. syysk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
John Ogren Westchester 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #27 John Ogren, acclaimed scientist and professor, was born in Calumet, Michigan to first generation Finnish...
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