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Comment by JP Swenson on October 2, 2011 at 3:18am

Hello distant cousins!  My paternal grandparents came from some where in Sweden.  Maternal roots in Norway and Denmark.  With a name like Swenson, it's pretty clear where the ancestors came from!

Comment by Bad Finger (Eric) on September 8, 2011 at 3:49am

Hello Jarmo,

 

I believe my great grandfather was from Helsinki and my great grandmother was from north in Lapland.  She and her sisters left for America when they were fairly young and traveled alone.

 

There were many, many Finns where I grew up in the central part of NY state.  They all had poultry farms in the 40's and 50's and most were large land owners.

 

Several years ago I made a business trip to Helsinki and some areas just around the city.  It was a very enjoyable few days.

Comment by Dan Sleep on September 7, 2011 at 9:04am

I just built a Finnish CBG a few weeks ago. Here is a picture of it:

 

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/finish-dishwasher-canjo-2?conte...

 

 

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on September 7, 2011 at 7:46am

Hello ED and welcome to group.

 

Do you know of any where in the Finnish grandparents are natives of ?

Sisu and sauna .. yes, famous things from Finland, and all who are distantly related to Finnish is much more "Sisu"

by the way, if you have old skis, leave it as they are, old wooden skis are valuable.

Difficult to have a cross-country skiing, but they are old so it means that very valuable.

terveisin

Jarmo

Comment by Bad Finger (Eric) on September 7, 2011 at 3:43am

Hello to my friends from Finland.  My great-grandparents were immigrants to the USA - family name Pietila.  My great grandmother spoke little English and my grandfather, unfortunately, did not pass much of any Finnish language to his children.  We learned the important things like sauna and Sisu, but that's about it.

 

I have a set of old wooden skis brought over from Finland and they have become unusable and damaged over the years of changing hands.  Maybe I can find a way to make a guitar neck or several from them.  :)

 

Kiitos!

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on October 28, 2010 at 11:08pm

Thanks Kari, yes , few working partners hear that interview but probably they are not intresting CBG´s.

Comment by Kari O. Kantola on October 28, 2010 at 7:29pm

Jarmo: nice interview!!! :-) Hope that it gives some publicity...

Comment by Kari O. Kantola on October 28, 2010 at 7:16pm

In Graceland there is:
Sunday 5.12. Gangster of Love, one band from Turku!
Saturday 11.12. Erja Lyytinen, my favorite blues artist from Finland!!!

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on October 20, 2010 at 9:21pm

my interview in local radio station in Finland

http://areena.yle.fi/audio/1371175

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on October 20, 2010 at 6:13pm

http://www.gracelandblues.fi/

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