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Originally Posted by wilpuri
I am from a bilingual family. My mother is from the south-eastern coastal Swedish-speaking population, although originally the roots of her family are in Ostrobothnia. My father is Finnish-speaking, but also he has a lot of Swedish-speaking relatives.
What's confusing?
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Aren't there quite some differences between Ostrobothnian Finnish Swedes and South Eastern Coastal ones? The dialect is different at least, with the Ostrobothnian dialect being more like old Swedish or Gotländska. The part about foreigners being integrated into the Swedish speaking population also seems far fetched when it comes to isolated Ostrobothnian farmer communities.