Omandongo: “The site of the forsaken mission station, and a reminder of the plights of pioneering times”Romie Nghitevelekwa and Napandulwe Shiweda The history of Finnish-Namibian relations is incomplete without mention of Omandongo, which lies in the…
The Letters of Martti Rautanen to Carl Hugo Hahn, 1888–1895Simo Heininen Carl Hugo Hahn (1818–1895) was a pioneering missionary in today’s Namibia. Born in 1818 near Riga, Hahn was…
The Impact of Finnish Missionaries on Traditional Aawambo DressLoini Iizyenda The change in dress brought by Finnish missionaries among the Aawambo people of Namibia is a crucial area…
A Reflection: The Intersection of Trade Cloth and Indigenous Crafts Among the VakavangoMaria A. N. Caley Textiles can be intriguing and a medium to emphasize artisanal identity for fashion and textile designers….
The Architectural Designs of Finnish Missions in North-Central NamibiaNapandulwe Shiweda and Romie Nghitevelekwa Literary data concerning the history of the Finnish Mission in north-central Namibia from the late…
Lessons to Learn from the Story of Rosa Anna Rastas On 8 June 1888, a Finnish newspaper, Wiipurin Uutiset, published an announcement about a girl of mixed African…
Rosa Emilia Clay: From Omaruru via Sortavala to ChicagoEllen Ndeshi Namhila and Werner Hillebrecht Our interest was stirred when we first heard stories about one of the earliest…
Martti Rautanen’s Collection of Aawambo Artefacts in FinlandLeila Koivunen The work of Martti Rautanen (1845–1926) is a prime example of the collaboration between mission workers and European…
A Joint Effort: Owambo Agency in the Karl Emil Liljeblad CollectionKaisa Harju The Karl Emil Liljeblad Collection is the second largest collection of Aawambo material culture in Finland. It contains…
Relief and Salvation: The Famine Relief Activities of Finnish Missionaries in the Ondonga Region, 1908–1909Essi Huuhka When the first Finnish missionaries arrived in the Ondonga kingdom in 1870, their goal was to spread the…
