Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of the Fenno-Swedish Nordenskiöld family of scientists and held the title of a friherre (baron). His ethnicity was Finnish-Swedish.
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld by Axel Jungstedt 1902
Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld with the Vega Georg von Rosen (1886)
Swedish-speaking population of Finland
The Swedish-speaking population of Finland is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural or linguistic group or, while not regularly, as a distinct nationality. They speak Finland Swedish, which encompasses both a standard language and distinct dialects that are mutually intelligible with the dialects spoken in Sweden and, to a lesser extent, other Scandinavian languages.
The number of Swedish speakers in Finland 1880–2009 by province. The population in Vaasa province declined in the early 20th century due to emigration to North America and again in the 1960s due to emigration to Sweden.
Envelope stamp (not postage) issued by the Swedish People's party in 1922.
Finnish 17th century nobleman Gustaf Horn
Finnish 17th century clergyman Johannes Gezelius the elder
