New Finland - Uusi Suomi 2011
11th Finglish trip July 2011 #19 Together with their families, David Jeremia Kautonen, John Lauttamus and Matti Mustoma were the first settlers in New Finland, Saskatchewan, Canada. They described the place in letters to Finland and before long there were over 50 Finns in the area, as well as new settlers from Minnesota and Dakota. St. John’s Lutheran Church was built in 1900. Services are held three times a month. This large church was originally at the edge of the local cem