Around the year 1981 / 1982, I was an exchange student, living with a family in Liperi. I cant remember the exact name of the family, but their name was Krogger, or something similar to that.
The things I do remember about the family are: The father served in the local police force. I am not sure if the mother worked. There where 3 children, two boys and a girl. They lived around the area of Pappilantie / Mäntytie.
I would really like to get back in touch with the family, and the friends of the family.
Hope someone can help
James deJode
Searching for a family in / from Liperi
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
do you mean this Liperi?
i was living in both outokumpu and joensuu for a while, so i remember the name...
anyhow, was their name really "Krogger"? because that's a very un-finnish name, and it should be easy to find them.
have you thought of contacting Liperi (or maybe rather Joensuu) police?
i was living in both outokumpu and joensuu for a while, so i remember the name...
anyhow, was their name really "Krogger"? because that's a very un-finnish name, and it should be easy to find them.
have you thought of contacting Liperi (or maybe rather Joensuu) police?
-
- Posts: 1439
- Joined: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:52 pm
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
It might have been "Kröger", which seems to be among the 1000 most common surnames.
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
indeed. are you refering to the set "Sukunimitilasto 1000 yleisintä" from this page?
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:49 am
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
I am uncertain of the spelling of the family name. I just remember it was one of the happiest time in my life. I had a wonderful time, and was made so welcome.
-
- Posts: 1395
- Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:38 pm
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
And yet you neve kept in contact with them? That's sad.
- Pursuivant
- Posts: 15089
- Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:51 am
- Location: Bath & Wells
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
Would you have some more names? I found a Kröger in the police, but he's in Kuopio.
"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes."
Something wicked this way comes."
Re: Searching for a family in / from Liperi
since you're so uncertain of the name itself, maybe you should call the police in liperi (if they even still have a police office there) and try to talk to someone who was working there then.
a small town, someone is likely to remember someone whose surname starts with a K and had a foreign exchange student in 81/82.
(a friend told me once that when she moved to pohjois-karjala in the 80's, there was 12 foreigners living there. yes, in all of north karelia.
a small town, someone is likely to remember someone whose surname starts with a K and had a foreign exchange student in 81/82.
(a friend told me once that when she moved to pohjois-karjala in the 80's, there was 12 foreigners living there. yes, in all of north karelia.