had purchased in 1906 from E. Madison, who had bought the business a year earlier from a Finn named Järvinen, and others in this same line were Arvid Roine, who had bought out Simi and Boriin in 1914, and John Jussila, who had bought out Steve Stonick in 1938. When automobiles began to appear, the Finns began to sell them: Matt Mäki, H. Ovaska, J. Pohjola and Oscar Pohjonen. Before this there had already been Finnish livery stables on the scene - John Rahja and John Johnson started in 1902, Matt Boriin in 1908 - and later they had automobiles for hire. Oscar Pohjonen also had an insurance agency, as did M. B. Ranta. Jewelry stores were owned by H. Metsälä (opened in 1904), H. Lindström (in 1910) and John Hulme (1920). Hulme also held the American patent rights for a Finnish sauna heating unit. Alex Koivunen and John Turja owned movie theaters. P. Huttunen opened a photo studio in 1904, and Erick Anttila did the same in 1909, selling out later to Lauri Siukonen and E. Matara, a partnership in which Siukonen eventually took over sole ownership. Ernest Kolari was a radio technician and opened a shop of his own. Hemming Hautala owned a music store. Alex Hilli and John Jussila operated public saunas. John Kalin (from 1904) was a shoemaker, and he was followed by John Vinquist, A. Ylinen, William Jacobson and Jalo Oikari. At a later period, Ylinen and Jacobson had a shoe store together. Tailors included Joseph Koivisto (from 1904) and John Puuskanen, while Andrew Nisula, Matt Turtinen and Clarence Rudolph Raattama owned clothing stores.

Raattama, incidentally, held important positions in many civic organizations in Chisholm and elsewhere. A graduate of Carlton College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, he was the first president of the Chisholm Chamber of Commerce, president of the Kiwanis Club, lieutenant-governor of the Minnesota Iron Range Kiwanis League, chairman of the Chisholm chapter of the Red Cross, chairman of the School Committee and vice-president of Minnesota school committees. He was also Worshipful Master of the Masons in Chisholm, and president of a Masonic organization of the military in Chicago during the war. He served in World War II with the rank of major, and has been Commander of the Chisholm Post of the American Legion. Another Chisholm Finn who became a major, in the Air Corps, was Edwin Ala-Hiro, who died in air battle over Germany.

The offspring of some Chisholm Finns have gone on to make their mark elsewhere. The five children of Kusti and Hilma Poutiainen, for example, were all born in Finland but were brought to this country and to Chisholm as children: Wäinö

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