Maila Nurmi
Videos
Page
Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American-Finn actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
Nurmi in 1947
Nurmi in her Vampira costume
Nurmi in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Maila Nurmi as she appeared in the 2001 documentary Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Finnish Americans
Videos
Page
Finnish Americans comprise Americans with ancestral roots in Finland, or Finnish people who immigrated to and reside in the United States. The Finnish-American population is around 650,000. Many Finnish people historically immigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Iron Range of northern Minnesota to work in the mining industry; much of the population in these regions is of Finnish descent.
Suomi Hall, a meeting hall of Finnish immigrants, in Astoria, Oregon.
Bilingual street signs in English and Finnish in Hancock, Michigan, home of Finlandia University.