Anti-Finnish sentiment

Anti-Finnish sentiment (sometimes known as Fennophobia) is the hostility, prejudice, discrimination or racism directed against Finns, Finland, or Finnish culture.

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Sweden

During the 1960s and 1970s there was a significant influx of Finnish economic migrants into Sweden. Between 1950 and 1980 the number of Finns in Sweden increased from 45,000 to over 300,000.[1] Attitudes towards Finnish immigrants were quite negative in Sweden. Derogatory expressions "en finne igen" ("yet another Finn") and "finnjävel" (equivalent to "Finnish bastard" or "Finnish devil") were commonly used.[2][3] An anthology Finnjävlar was published, in which 15 Finns in Sweden describe their lives and lives of their parents in Sweden.[4]

Finnjävel

Finnjävel (singular) and Finnjävlar (plural) are derogatory terms used in Sweden for Finnish immigrants, mostly during the 1950s and 1960s. In this context, jävel or djävel, literally meaning "devil", is a generic strong insult.[5]

There is a book called Finnjävlar that discusses Finnish minority identity in Sweden.[6] There was also a restaurant in Helsinki with the name.[7]

United States
See also: Definitions of whiteness in the United States § Finnish Americans

The prominent role of Finnish immigrants in the 1907 and 1916 Mesabi Range strikes in Minnesota led to blacklisting of Finns. It was the time of anti-Finnish sentiment in the area, and one could see signs "No Indians or Finns allowed."[8]

China Swede

China Swede was a derogatory term used for Finnish immigrants in the United States during the early 1900s,[9][10] particularly in northern Minnesota and Upper Michigan.[11]

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References
  1. Lehtinen, Lasse (8 May 2017). "Lasse Lehtisen kolumni: Suomensukuisten pakolaisten pahat teot". Ilta-Sanomat.
  2. "En Finne Igen" suomi24, December 28, 2007
  3. "Too many Finnish politicians and parties are ignorant of their country's migrant and refugee history". September 29, 2014.
  4. Radio, Sveriges. "Finnjävlar-antologia kirjoittaa uusiksi Ruotsin suomalaisten historiaa - Sisuradio". sverigesradio.se.
  5. "Artisans created all the dishes and other objects for Finnjävel restaurant". Helsinki Design Week. 7 April 2016.
  6. Radio, Sveriges. "Finnjävlar-antologia kirjoittaa uusiksi Ruotsin suomalaisten historiaa - Sisuradio". sverigesradio.se.
  7. "Finnjävel sulkee lauantaina - Henri Alén ja Tommi Tuominen perustavat hävikkiravintolan Sitran tuella". Viisi Tähteä. 4 April 2018.
  8. Scorich, Jason (January 13, 2016). "Mesaba Co-op Park". MNopedia. Minnesota Historical Society.
  9. "MPR: Finland Was a Poor Country". News.minnesota.publicradio.org. 1997-06-10. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  10. Nybergh, Thomas (2015-09-27). "How Finnish immigrants battled racism to help build America". Inktank.fi. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  11. Tristram McPherson; David Plunkett (24 August 2017). The Routledge Handbook of Metaethics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 349–. ISBN 978-1-351-81791-2.

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