Finland (Location Key)

Two of the more exotic inhabitants of Yoknapatawpha are the "Finns" in The Mansion who arrive in Jefferson in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution (236). The novel's mention of them leaves a lot of questions unanswered. They are both Marxists, so there's no obvious reason why they would flee after the Revolution. They are called "Finns," but the narrative says they escaped to the U.S. "from Russia" (236). The novel never even mentions Finland by name, describing them as "two Arctic Circle immigrants" (237). About one-third of Finland is inside the Circle, and the majority of the people who live in that part of the country are Lapps. These details make it hard to know whether we should call this Location, the place these two Finnish immigrants come from, the Arctic Circle, Russia - or Finland. The last option seems to be the least misleading one.