  thumb|450px|a map showing concentrations of finnish american ethnicity in the united states. finnish americans are americans of finnish descent, who currently number about 700,000. ==history==  some finns, like the ancestors of john morton, came to the swedish colony of new sweden, that existed in mid-17th century. finns first started coming to the united states in large numbers in the late 19th century, and continued until the mid 20th century. however, there were some finns in the united states beforehand; in particular, they were instrumental in the development of the new sweden colony on the delaware river, later absorbed into new netherland. many townships were established by finnish americans, including herman, located in baraga county, michigan. the town is named for herman keranen, of ylivieska, finland. a significant number of finni
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