Finland, Pennsylvania
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Finland, Pennsylvania is a small village and an unincorporated community on the Unami Creek
in southern Milford Township, Bucks County
. It is split between the Green Lane
zip code
of 18054 and the Pennsburg
zip code of 18073. The immediate area was known in the 1920s as the "Poconos of Philadelphia" and as "The Fineland," and it is from this latter name that the US post office had put it on the map as Finland in 1886. Multiple summer camp
s have been located in this area and one of them is still in use.
Unami Creek
Unami Creek is a tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Lehigh, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Unami Creek begins in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County just northwest of the Bucks County border and west of Zionhill, crosses Milford Township and Marlborough Township,...
in southern Milford Township, Bucks County
Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Milford Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Quakertown interchange of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.-Geography:...
. It is split between the Green Lane
Green Lane, Pennsylvania
Green Lane is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 508 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District and Boyertown Area School District.-Geography:...
zip code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 18054 and the Pennsburg
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsburg is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,843 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District....
zip code of 18073. The immediate area was known in the 1920s as the "Poconos of Philadelphia" and as "The Fineland," and it is from this latter name that the US post office had put it on the map as Finland in 1886. Multiple summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
s have been located in this area and one of them is still in use.