Gaston, Joseph. "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912." Vol. 3. Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 462. HEIKKI KOLJONEN A successful representative of the medical profession in Astoria is Dr. Heikki Koljonen, whose name indicates his Scandinavian birth. He is a native of Jamsa, Finland, born May 11, 1874, his parents being Charlie and Serafia Koljonen, who were also natives of Finland, where the mother died in 1899 and the father in 1907. Of a family of nine children Dr. Koljonen is the only one that ever came to America. He was a young man of thirty years when he crossed the Atlantic. In the meantime he had acquired a high-school education and had taken up the study of medicine when nineteen years of age. In time he was graduated from the Imperial Alexander University at Helsingfors, Finland, completing a course in medicine and surgery in 1903. The following year he crossed the Atlantic to the new world and first settled at Ashtabula, Ohio, where he entered upon active practice, remaining there until 1906. In that year he came to Astoria, where he opened an office and continued in practice until 1908. He then went abroad for further study and research, pursuing a medical course in Berlin, Germany, in 1909. Later in the year he went to Finland, where he practiced for a year and a half in a state surgical hospital at Helsingfors, but in the meantime he had come to appreciate greatly the wider opportunities offered in the new world, and returned to America, settling in Astoria, Oregon. In February, 1911, he opened an office in this city where he has since remained, having a well appointed suite of rooms in the Page building at the corner of Twelfth and Commercial streets. He not only has a good practice among his fellow countrymen but also other people as well and the prompt, capable and conscientious manner in which he performs his professional duties is winning him gratifying success. In 1908 Dr. Koljonen was married to Miss Annie Schistad, who was born in Astoria in 1888, a daughter of Peter and Annie Schistad, the former a native of Norway and the latter of Finland. The parents were married in Astoria and are still living here. Mrs. Koljonen is their only child. Both the Doctor and his wife have many friends in this city, occupying an enviable position in the social circles in which they move. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above. ******************* Editor's note: Eero Taipale sent the following information about Heikki Koljonen: "The family line of Kihl in JŠmsŠ, Finland dates back to 17th century and at least 10 generations from present day. Heikki Koljonen appears to be from this line. His parents were Kalle Kaarlenpoika Kihl of Koljonen (in church records appearing also in Swedish form Carl/Karl Karlsson - Charlie is a translation) born Dec 12, 1826 JŠmsŠ, Kaipola, Karhala house for Vendla Kihl and Carl Jonasson (patronyme). Vendla was married three times and had at least 9 children, several of which died young. Heikki's mother was Serafia AntintytŠr, born Oct 4, 1832 Vanaja, Kankainen for Antti Antinpoika Parku and Leena Heikintytaar." Heikki was born as Heikki (Henrik) Kihl, birth record being also publicly available here: