In 1950, there were 68 Finns living in St. Paul. In addition to those, there were a few others living in Falcon Heights.

Washington County

There are a few Finns living in Bayport, Lake Elmo and Stillwater; in the last mentioned town there was a Finnish Relief Committee, with A. I. Lehmicke as chairman. Stillwater also has a State Prison, which occasionally has served as a long-term residence for Finns; in 1955, out of a prison population of 1,100 there were 26 Finns.

Anoka County

According to the 1950 census, there were 26 Finns in Anoka, 3 in Columbia Heights, and one in Fridley.

Chisago County

In 1900 there were two Finns; in 1910, five; in 1940 and 1950, four. In Lindstrom there was a Finnish Relief Committee with A. T. Victor as chairman.

Isanti County

In 1900 there were four Finns; in 1950, six.

Sherburne County

In 1900, four Finns were living in the county; in 1910 there were seven; 11 in 1920; 3 in 1940; 2 in 1950.

Benton County

One Finn lived here in 1900; five in 1910; thirteen in 1920; ten in 1930; five in 1940; four in 1950. Sauk Rapids had a Finnish Relief Committee, with Robert P. Howe as chairman.

Mille Lacs County

At the turn of the century there were 22 Finns; in 1910, there were 40, but after that a decline began and 1950 had but 8 Finns listed. Milaca has been the home of several Swedishspeaking Finns, and there, too, a Finnish Relief Committee was active, with the Reverend Soderberg as chairman.

Morrison County

The year 1900 saw the maximum number of Finns listed for this county - 52 - but the 1950 census shows but 6. The Finns living in Little Falls apparently had two churches at one time, with an Evangelical Lutheran Church established in 1894 and served by Heikki Sarvela as pastor, and a Lutheran National Church. In 1895 a Finnish Women's Club was founded; like the one in Minneapolis, it was set up along the lines of the Calumet

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