Английская Википедия:Finland, Minnesota
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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.[1]
Geography
The community of Finland is located Шаблон:Convert inland from Lake Superior's North Shore and Шаблон:Convert 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 Шаблон:Convert to Ely.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Finland CDP has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert, or 0.41%, are water.[2] The Baptism River flows through the community. George H. Crosby Manitou State Park is located Шаблон:Convert northeast of Finland.
The community is located within the Finland State Forest in Lake County.
History
Шаблон:US Census population A post office called Finland has been in operation since 1915,[3] and a cooperative general store was established in 1913, which is Minnesota's longest continuously operated store. The name of the town comes from the fact that a large portion of the early settlers were Finns.[4] The 1931 book Шаблон:Lang ('The 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."[5]
The visitor center is the former home of forest ranger and longtime Finland resident O. M. Eckbeck, who built it in 1927.[6]
The Lutheran church was struck by lightning on July 6, 2013, burning down as a result.[7]
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