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Contemporary Finnish Emigrants: Finnish Expatriate Families in North America
Subtitle: Finnish Expatriate Families in North America
Authors: Anu Warinowski
Publisher: Sam Houston State University
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Journal of Finnish Studies
Volume: 19
Issue: 1
First page : 121
Last page: 141
Number of pages: 21
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/1395504
Finnish emigration was and still is typically labor-based. Temporariness and higher education are two characteristics of contemporary Finnish emigration. Modern Finnish emigrants can be called expatriates. This study focuses on the resources and adjustment problems of Finnish expatriate families. Research data were gathered by an online survey questionnaire completed by parents (N = 202) who had repatriated to a large city in Finland. One fourth of the families (n = 44) had lived in North America. The main finding concerning family resources was that social support within the family itself was the most substantial resource in expatriation. Finnish expatriate families had few problems in North America. Clearly, the number of problems in North America was significantly lower in terms of local culture, climate, language proficiency, and transportation. North America emerges as an excellent host continent for Finnish expatriate families.
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