Finnish Argentines are Argentine citizens of full, partial, or predominantly Finnish ancestry, or Finnish-born people residing in Argentina.
Finnish emigration to Argentina began in the early twentieth century and was not as massive as those of other European nationalities. Currently, most of the descendants of Finnish immigrants live in the city of Oberá, Misiones."La colectividad finlandesa" Observatorio de Colectividades. Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
The arrival The first Finnish immigrants who arrived relatively organized to Argentina, arrived in the country in 1906 and founded the "Colonia Finlandesa" (Finnish Settlement)Colonia Finlandesa Finnish Wikipedia. near the city of Oberá. It was estimated that there were about 120 families. One of the pioneers of this wave was Arthur Thesleff. The reasons for the Finnish emigration seem to have been related to the repressive context that the country was in the early twentieth century because of the Russian occupation of the territory."El centenario de los finlandeses en Argentina" Embajada de Finlandia en Buenos Aires
Oberá
The Finns were one of the first foreign communities to settle in what is now the city of Oberá. At first, they called "Picada Finlandesa" to the three sections that were pooled city lots. This was because most of its inhabitants had come from Finland."Historia de Oberá" Municipalidad de Oberá
Other areas where they settled Besides Misiones, Finnish immigrant groups and their descendants settled in regions of the provinces of Corrientes, Córdoba and Buenos Aires.
Gastronomic traditions In their adaptation and integration into Argentina, Finnish immigrants-like the Swedes and Norwegians, continued with some of its gastronomic traditions. The Finns who settled in Misiones, continued the habit of cooking fish (particularly surubí) and its tradition of homemade biscuits with spices like cinnamon and cloves."Los inmigrantes en Misiones. Herencias gastronómicas" Sabor Misionero
Notable people
Virpi Niemelä, Finnish-born Argentine astronomer
See also Argentina–Finland relations Argentines of European descent Swedish Argentines Latin American migration to Finland
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