Cohort and generational effects of cultural retention of Finnish Canadians in Manitoba

Abstrakti

For Finnish immigrants to North America it is possible to assimilate into the dominant culture, and yet some choose cultural retention, often across three generations. In this study we conducted semistructured interviews with Finnish Canadians, concentrating on cultural assimilation and retention. We sought to separate generational from cohort effects, and results showed that cultural retention was strongest among people who immigrated as adults with intact family units.