Finland is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Bamberg County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
.
History
Finland was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include
Norway, South Carolina
Norway is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census.
History
Norway was laid out in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Norway si ...
and
Sweden, South Carolina.
References
Unincorporated communities in Bamberg County, South Carolina
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
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