7th Finglish trip August 2008 #21 Matti Kurikka (1863-1915) was a Finnish journalist, theosophist, and utopian socialist. In Finland Kurikka was the editor of the Työmies newspaper from 1897 to 1899. Kurikka moved to North America in 1900. In 1901 Kurikka helped establish Sointula, a utopian island colony on Malcolm Island, British Columbia based on cooperative principles. He also founded the newspaper Aika, the first Finnish-Canadian newspaper. Sointula dissolved as a utopia

7th Finglish trip August 2008 #20 Manual man. Burt has collected everything imaginable in the outbuildings of his home. Jarnstrom worked for 35 years as a lathe-turner at a submarine building yard. He now travels in his camper selling manuals. But Jarnstrom is also interested in historical research and is particularly knowledgeable about the life of Matti Kurikka. Next Matti Kurikka´s Sauna Stonington Connecticut USA #Lisbon #MattiKurikka

4th Finglish trip September 2006 #11 Arthur Nieminen's mother, Edith Anna Maria Williams (Viljanen), came to America and his father, Arthur ’Arttu’ Olavi Nieminen, was born in New York City. The father's family moved to Voluntown, Connecticut, to raise chickens, which was common until the 1950s. His grandparents were among the founders of Aura Hall. The old Voluntown Aura Hall, dedicated in 1927, was destroyed by fire in 1980. A new hall was built by work-bee in 1981. Over 30

4th Finglish trip August 2006 #4 Life was difficult and work in the mines was hard in the early 1900s at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island at the far western end of Canada. The local Finnish miners had heard of Matti Kurikka, a charismatic Finnish labour leader and invited him to lead an association of miners. The miners acquired land on Malcolm Island, northeast of Vancouver Island, and set out there in boats. At first, 150 people settled there, braving severe conditions to create a