used to be said about immigrant Finns in Canada that if two of them got together they would form a discussion group. If there were three, they would organize a sports club, as well. However, if they were four in number, they would not only put together the first two, but a drama group to top them off. Of course, that is somewhat of an exaggeration, but it does illustrate a passion for social organization that was so characteristic of Finnish immigrants, particularly during the '20s. The question is: Why were they that way? It is important to understand that while the intent of this book is to record the history of Finnish-Canadian amateur sports, we have to see athletic activity as a part of the cultural response by Finnish immigrants to Canadian conditions of life. We have to know how their thinking was conditioned in Finland; of how they worked, lived and were educated, as part of the West European cultural scene." - from the introduction.ean

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