Dr. Andrew G. Newby is Senior Lecturer in Transnational and Comparative History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

“‘Finland’s Great Famine’ provides a solid and accessible introduction to the topic … . It delivers a successful challenge to both environmentally determinist and narrow nationalist interpretations. Instead, it reconnects the famine to its European political, humanitarian, and commemorative contexts.” (Dominik Collet, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, January 19, 2024)

• 1 Introduction: “The Appalling Cry of Famine”: Famine in Nineteenth-Century Europe.- 2 Finland, Europe and the Russian Empire, 1809-1855.- 3 The Crimean War and the “Finnish Famine Relief Committee”.- 4 National Reform and Renewed Famine, 1860-66.- 5 Reactions to the “Frost Night” of 1867.- 6 The Role of Private Charity in Finland, 1867-68.- 7 Poor Relief and Public Works Schemes.- 8 Seeking Refuge at Home and Abroad, 1867-68.- 9 Famine and Regional Crises in Finland, 1868-1918.- 10 “A Sacred Responsibility to Remember”? Finland’s Great Hunger Years: Historiography, Literature and Memorialisation.- 11 Conclusion.

Dr. Andrew G. Newby is Senior Lecturer in Transnational and Comparative History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

“‘Finland’s Great Famine’ provides a solid and accessible introduction to the topic … . It delivers a successful challenge to both environmentally determinist and narrow nationalist interpretations. Instead, it reconnects the famine to its European political, humanitarian, and commemorative contexts.” (Dominik Collet, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, January 19, 2024)

• 1 Introduction: “The Appalling Cry of Famine”: Famine in Nineteenth-Century Europe.- 2 Finland, Europe and the Russian Empire, 1809-1855.- 3 The Crimean War and the “Finnish Famine Relief Committee”.- 4 National Reform and Renewed Famine, 1860-66.- 5 Reactions to the “Frost Night” of 1867.- 6 The Role of Private Charity in Finland, 1867-68.- 7 Poor Relief and Public Works Schemes.- 8 Seeking Refuge at Home and Abroad, 1867-68.- 9 Famine and Regional Crises in Finland, 1868-1918.- 10 “A Sacred Responsibility to Remember”? Finland’s Great Hunger Years: Historiography, Literature and Memorialisation.- 11 Conclusion.

Dr. Andrew G. Newby is Senior Lecturer in Transnational and Comparative History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

“‘Finland’s Great Famine’ provides a solid and accessible introduction to the topic … . It delivers a successful challenge to both environmentally determinist and narrow nationalist interpretations. Instead, it reconnects the famine to its European political, humanitarian, and commemorative contexts.” (Dominik Collet, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, January 19, 2024)

• 1 Introduction: “The Appalling Cry of Famine”: Famine in Nineteenth-Century Europe.- 2 Finland, Europe and the Russian Empire, 1809-1855.- 3 The Crimean War and the “Finnish Famine Relief Committee”.- 4 National Reform and Renewed Famine, 1860-66.- 5 Reactions to the “Frost Night” of 1867.- 6 The Role of Private Charity in Finland, 1867-68.- 7 Poor Relief and Public Works Schemes.- 8 Seeking Refuge at Home and Abroad, 1867-68.- 9 Famine and Regional Crises in Finland, 1868-1918.- 10 “A Sacred Responsibility to Remember”? Finland’s Great Hunger Years: Historiography, Literature and Memorialisation.- 11 Conclusion.