Matti kurikka biography net worth

In Kurikka purchased the Wiipurin Sanomat. Kurikka moved to North America in the year and founded the newspaper Aika, the first Finnish-Canadian newspaper. In Kurikka helped establish Sointula, a utopian island colony on Malcolm Island, British Columbia based on cooperative principles. Sointula dissolved as a utopian colony in after financial difficulties and a devastating fire, but continued as a fishing and logging based community.

Kurikka had attempted to found utopian communities in Canada and Australia prior to Sointula.

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As editor of Wiipurin Sanomat, Kurikka was initially influenced by the Young Finns political movement, later moving towards Christian socialism. Back to Profile. Photos Works. Main Photo. Matti Kurikka. School period Add photo.

Matti Kurikka, and many of his supporters left for Canada for a similar attempt; others of the group settled at Nambour near Brisbane to.

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