Finland, Minnesota

Coordinates: 47°24′53″N 91°14′57″W / 47.41472°N 91.24917°W / 47.41472; -91.24917
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Finland, Minnesota
ZIP code
55603
Area code218
GNIS feature ID656231[2]

Finland is an

unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crystal Bay and Beaver Bay townships, Lake County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 195.[3]

Geography

The community of Finland is located 6 miles (10 km) inland from Lake Superior's North Shore and 39 miles (63 km) northeast of the city of Two Harbors. State Highway 1, County Road 6, and County Road 7 are three of the main routes in the community. State Highway 1 continues northwest from Finland 56 miles (90 km) to Ely.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Finland CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.41%, are water.[4] The Baptism River flows through the community. George H. Crosby Manitou State Park is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Finland.

The community is located within the Finland State Forest in Lake County.

History

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010195—
202021510.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020 Census[3]

A post office called Finland has been in operation since 1915,

Finland Swedes in America') describes the town's founding: "Two Finns, a Lindström and a Pelto, went out to the forest 40 miles north of Two Harbors a few years ago. They set about clearing forest and breaking ground. Later, a railroad was built through the new community and the place was named Finland."[8]

The visitor center is the former home of forest ranger and longtime Finland resident O. M. Eckbeck, who built it in 1927.[9]

The Lutheran church was struck by lightning on July 6, 2013, burning down as a result.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Finland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 294.
  8. OCLC 1153916396.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link), cited in "Finland". Jakobstads Tidning (in Swedish). No. 129. November 14, 1939. p. 3 – via National Library of Finland
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  9. ^ "Visitor Center". Finland Minnesota Historical Society. February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Fire destroys Finland's only church". Star Tribune.
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