Löyly is the Finnish word for the wave of humid heat that rises when water strikes sauna stones—and for the quality of the sau#finnishcanadianhistory

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Why does a farming district near Sylvan Lake carry the name of a community in Finland? Discover the Finnish families who built Kuusamo’s farms, school, cemeteries and community life.

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Finnish women helped build Alberta’s farms, families, labour movements and communities, even when much of their work went unpaid and unrecorded.

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