Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories

Johanna Leinonen, Miika Tervonen, Hans Otto Frøland

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English

Helsinki University Press
23 June 2025

European history; Refugees & political asylum; Migration, immigration & emigration; Indigenous peoples

Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories sheds light on the often-overlooked histories of forced migrants in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden during the 20th and 21st centuries. It offers the first comparative, region-wide volume focused specifically on the histories of refugees and other groups of forced migrants across the Nordic countries.

Nordic historiographies have long tended to marginalise or omit the presence of these migrants, producing a perception of forced migration as something 'new' or 'exceptional'. This volume challenges that notion by uncovering the long and varied histories of forced migration within, between, to, and from the Nordic region. In doing so, it repositions forced migrants as integral to the shaping of Nordic societies.

The volume includes contributions from and about all the five Nordic countries. It examines both national specificities and shared regional patterns, offering insights into how forced migration has been regulated, remembered, and represented in public discourses across borders.

The chapters engage with a wide range of forced migrant groups, such as wartime evacuees, refugees, deportees, Holocaust survivors, and more recent asylum-seekers. Central to the volume is the recognition of forced migrants as historical actors. Drawing on oral histories, personal testimonies, and archival research, the book foregrounds the agency of forced migrants themselves, countering their frequent portrayal as passive or voiceless.

By tracing historiographical trends and shifting discourses, regulatory frameworks, and memory practices, Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories contributes a vital historical dimension to contemporary debates on forced migration.

Edited by: Johanna Leinonen, Miika Tervonen, Hans Otto Frøland
Imprint: Helsinki University Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 526g
ISBN: 9789523691308
ISBN 10: 9523691309
Pages: 396
Publication Date: 23 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Miika Tervonen is a historian interested in migration, minorities, nationalism and coloniality. He leads a Research Council of Finland -funded project 'Gatekeeping the Nation' examining Finnish and Nordic histories of deportation. ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-9629 ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0009-0000-9292-6289