Oh, and I really enjoyed the Sibelius soundtrack, too.

I used to live in Duluth in my 20s. I grew up in New Jersey and was a member of the Swedish Council of America. I remember writing a paper for a social studies class back in the fourth or fifth grade. I chose the colony of New Sweden which occupied the lower Delaware Valley on the shores of present day NJ, Del and Penna.

I was very aware of the early Swedish colony and the cultural imprint the Swedes left. The American-Swedish Historical Museum is in Philadelphia, for example.  

I wasn't, however, aware that many of the "Swedish" colonists were actually Finns since Finland was an integral part of Sweden during the Kalmar Union.

After viewing the related videos and doing some light research, I discovered here, as I sit in London, that the oldest log house -- The (Braman) Nothnagle House, in America is actually in my native Garden State.

It was built by Finnish and or Swedish settlers and it stands in Gibbstown, New Jersey near Swedesboro in Gloucester Co.

Another discovery I made thanks to this post on PDD is that John Morton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was an American of Finnish parentage. Prior to being Anglicized, the family name was Martinnen and they came from Rautalampi, Finland.

I hope the readers will find this interesting.