Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden

Abstract Looking at the relationship of experiences and memory Jalagin discusses the significance of the nation for a minority of a minority. Focusing on Soviet Karelian refugees who sought asylum first in interwar Finland and then in post-World War II Sweden, the chapter explores family histories a...

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Main Author: Jalagin, S. (Seija)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021
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karelian
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spelling ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2022032324643 2023-07-30T04:04:35+02:00 Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden Jalagin, S. (Seija) 2021 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022032324643 eng eng Springer Nature info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © The Author(s) 2021. Open Access. This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the chapter’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the chapter’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:58:59Z Abstract Looking at the relationship of experiences and memory Jalagin discusses the significance of the nation for a minority of a minority. Focusing on Soviet Karelian refugees who sought asylum first in interwar Finland and then in post-World War II Sweden, the chapter explores family histories as presented by government authorities in archival documents as well as in written and oral history narratives. Jalagin argues that the nation-state dominated the national experience because the refugees were meticulously controlled by government immigration policies and practices. While considering Sweden their home country, the refugees emotionally tended to identify with the Finnish migrant community in Sweden. Their sense of Finnishness testifies to flexible nationalism, making the nation-state an ambivalent, yet important element in their life. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* karelian Jultika - University of Oulu repository
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description Abstract Looking at the relationship of experiences and memory Jalagin discusses the significance of the nation for a minority of a minority. Focusing on Soviet Karelian refugees who sought asylum first in interwar Finland and then in post-World War II Sweden, the chapter explores family histories as presented by government authorities in archival documents as well as in written and oral history narratives. Jalagin argues that the nation-state dominated the national experience because the refugees were meticulously controlled by government immigration policies and practices. While considering Sweden their home country, the refugees emotionally tended to identify with the Finnish migrant community in Sweden. Their sense of Finnishness testifies to flexible nationalism, making the nation-state an ambivalent, yet important element in their life.
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author Jalagin, S. (Seija)
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Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden
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title Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden
title_short Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden
title_full Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden
title_fullStr Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of East Karelian refugees in Finland and Sweden
title_sort nimble nationalism:transgenerational experiences of east karelian refugees in finland and sweden
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