Savakot (plural; singular: Savakko) were one of the two main subgroups of Ingrian Finns, the other being the Äyrämöiset. The Savakot descended from Finnish ( Savonian) peasants who had migrated to Swedish Ingria (now part of Russia) from Savonia in Eastern Finland during the 17th century. [1]
According to Peter Köppen, in the middle of the 19th century there were 43,000 Savakot on the Karelian Isthmus. [1] In 1929, in Leningrad Oblast, there were about 115,000 "Leningrad Finns", which included both Savakot and Äyrämöiset and excluded "Finland Finns" (whose number was estimated at 13,000). [2] At that time (1929), their urban population was insignificant. At the same time, their literacy level was among the highest (72%), which was given as a reason for the higher level of their agriculture. [2] Agriculture was their major occupation, with shoreside population engaged in fishing, and small part engaged in logging. [2] Later the self-identification of the Savakot disappeared. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Чистяков А.Ю. Этнические группы ингерманландских финнов в 18-19 вв. // Петербургские чтения 97. Петербург и Россия. СПб., 1997, as cited in "Savakots" (retrieved November 12, 2015)
- ^ a b c Национальные меньшинства Ленинградской области. (Сборник материалов), 1929 (digitized by Directmedia, 2013, ISBN 5998995899) pp.7-9
Further reading
- Inkerin suomalaisten historia. Inkeriläisten sivistyssäätiö, Jyväskylä 1969. (in Finnish)
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