Through research, this paper will examine how Scandinavians affected Washington's economy and culture. The exploration will explain why Scandinavian immigrants sought life in the Northwest, particularly Washington. This article will support the integration of Scandinavian culture into the existing culture. The research will show how the government and particularly the railways worked to support the influx of Scandinavian immigrants. They did this using newspapers, promoters and even return tickets. Additionally, this essay will examine some of the problems arising from the loss of culture and language, even if it was minimal, and how it affected the success of integration. This essay will look at Scandinavian culture, the letters of Scandinavian immigrants from the Pacific Northwest. This article will cover skiing, fishing, crabbing and dancing. Finally, he will explain how immigrants who arrived in Washington in the late 1950s have had an effect on the culture of Washington today. The major immigrant groups in Washington state during the period 1895 to 1910 were Scandinavian immigrants, which include Swedes, Danes, and Americans. Norwegian people. Washington State had a greater number of immigrants in 1910 than any other state in the Union during the same period. At that time, Washington had more immigrants than any other state; At that time, fifty percent of the state was made up of Scandinavian immigrants. The Scandinavians who came to Washington wanted to become Americanized. They worked hard to combine the best of their culture with the new culture. It also made the transition and culture shock that many emigrants experience very minimal. (Dahlie, 1980) Washington, from 1895 to 1910, received more S...... middle of paper...... others were because this, in the immigrants' own words. The weakness is also that it is in their own words that opinions can be biased. One can learn through these letters about the events that helped shape the culture and economy of the PNW. Forssblad, M. (August 15, 2001). HistoryLink.org - the free online encyclopedia of Washington State history. HistoryLink.org - the free online encyclopedia of Washington State history. Retrieved October 22, 2011 from http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=3476This essay discusses the influx of Norwegian immigrants as well as their role in skiing, boating and fishing. This resource is based on the archives of the Nordic Heritage Museum. The weakness of this resource is that it is only a summary, although its strength is that it covers many aspects of how Norwegians contributed to the development of Seattle..