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Minnesota has more residents of Norwegian and Swedish ancestry than any other state, due to a wave of immigration from those countries in the 19th century. But why did those immigrants choose Minnesota?
Eric Roper and Ash Miller discuss the factors that caused people to leave Scandinavian countries in the 1800s, and how Minnesota became a major destination.
Further reading:
Why did Scandinavian immigrants choose Minnesota? (May 2022 Curious Minnesota story)
Is Minnesota actually more German than Scandinavian? (January 2020 Curious Minnesota story)
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