Finnish Place Names - Argentina


Alfred Glacier
A glacier near Estancia Helsingfors. Named after Alfred Ramström.
Alfred River
A stream near Estancia Helsingfors. Named after Alfred Ramström.
Alfredo Valley
A valley near Estancia Helsingfors. Named after Alfred Ramström.
Estancia Helsingfors
  A ranch south of Lago Viedma in the Los Glaciares National Park, Province of Santa Cruz in Patagonia founded by Alfred Waldemar Ramström (b. Feb. 5, 1881 in Siuntio, Finland, d. Sep. 27, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) Ramström emigrated in 1906 from Finland to Argentina. The sheep-farm  was about 20000 hectares. Estancia Helsingfors is since the 1960s a well-known tourist resort.

 

Ramstrom Stream
A stream near Estancia Helsingfors. Named after Alfred Ramström.