Oland Island
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Oland Island
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My dad came from the Oland Islands (spelling may be off. I think this is the "English" spelling. Scandinavian may be Oeland and it may have an accent mark over the O or something.)
Anyway, on his immigration papers it says he came from Finland Russia. My dad always considered himself Sweedish, and his whole family did too and spoke Sweedish.
He came to America before the great depression in the 30s, but after (during) the European depression.
So, what I'm wondering is, do any of you know the history of the Oland Islands? Did Russia own it? Finland? Sweeden? Who owns it now?
My dad came from the Oland Islands (spelling may be off. I think this is the "English" spelling. Scandinavian may be Oeland and it may have an accent mark over the O or something.)
Anyway, on his immigration papers it says he came from Finland Russia. My dad always considered himself Sweedish, and his whole family did too and spoke Sweedish.
He came to America before the great depression in the 30s, but after (during) the European depression.
So, what I'm wondering is, do any of you know the history of the Oland Islands? Did Russia own it? Finland? Sweeden? Who owns it now?
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