Finnish immigrant Tom Sukanen spent years building a ship on the Saskatchewan prairie, hoping eventually to reach Finland. The surviving boat is real, but the story is complicated
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@nordicprairielife.bsky.social@nordicprairielife.bsky.socialOn Saskatchewan’s Coteau, Finnish settlers built halls, organized on the left and drew RCMP attention.
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