Oh wait. Wikipedia says that it's actually Michigan. The upper peninsula of the state has 16% Finns. That's quite significant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_American#Demographic_concentrations
Wow. Only two notable Finnish Americans. John Morton (a signatory of the Declaration of Independence) and Eero Saarinen (an architect).
That's pretty disappointing. Then they list some Americans who are at least part-Finnish. They have porn star Puma Swede but not Pamela Anderson? She's on a longer list but I guess she's not Finnish enough for this list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Finnish_Americans
But they include Matt Damon who's mother is just part Finnish and father isn't at all Finnish? Come on. If he counts, why not Pamela Anderson who also has one parent who's part-Finnish?
Communist agitator Gus Hall is on here. He's a good one. T-Bone Slim, a humorist, poet, songwriter, hobo, and labor activist. He sounds like a good one too. Except for the name.
Anyway...might take a nap.
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