FinnsOnLine - Salolampi Language Village Programs for youth and adults interested in finnish language and culture. Immersion program, near Bemidji. http://www.finnsonline.org/
How Similar Are Estonian And Finnish? 1995 contribution to soc.culture.baltics by Eugene Holman from the University of Helsinki. http://muhu.cs.helsinki.fi/By_Subject/Language/Estonian_Finnish_similarity
Extractions: Kullervo Departs for the War, 1901 The first edition of the Kalevala appeared in 1835, compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot on the basis of the epic folk poems he had collected in Finland and Karelia. This poetic song tradition, sung in an unusual, archaic trochaic tetrametre, had been part of the oral tradition among speakers of Balto-Finnic languages for two thousand years. When the Kalevala appeared in print for the first time, Finland had been an Autonomous Grand Duchy for a quarter of a century. Prior to this, until 1809, Finland had been a part of the Swedish empire. The Kalevala marked an important turning-point for Finnish-language culture and caused a stir abroad as well. It brought a small, unknown people to the attention of other Europeans, and bolstered the Finns' self-confidence and faith in the possibilities of a Finnish language and culture. The Kalevala began to be called the Finnish national epic.
China With a history of Sinofinnish diplomatic relations, embassy information as well as upon education, culture, applying visa for finnish passport bearers along with facts about China. http://www.chinaembassy-fi.org/
HENINEN.NET Collection of links related to Karelia, its culture and history, and including links to linguistic material related to the Karelain language. Trilingual site (English, Russian and finnish). http://heninen.net/
Scandinavian Studies Offers beginning and intermediate finnish, finnish literature, and culture, as well as courses in Scandinavian and Balticarea languages and culture. Syllabi for several courses are available online. http://depts.washington.edu/scand/
Extractions: Terje Leiren continues his research on the events around the dissolution of the Norwegian-Swedish Union in 1905. He is co-editor of a new series from the University of Washington Press, New Directions in Scandinavian Studies intended to offer interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the Nordic region of Scandinavia and the Baltic States and their cultural connections in North America. Christine Ingebritsen Named Acting Dean of Undergraduate Education Associate Professor Christine Ingebritsen has been named acting dean and acting vice provost in the Office of Undergraduate Education . Ingebritsen, who was formerly associate dean of the office, has been involved in developing learning goals across the campus and serving as the point person for teaching academy programs. The Department offers Summer Courses on Ibsen, Folklore, the Baltic States, Scandinavian Sexuality, Northern European Ballads and European Integration.
Finnish Characterized (the S.c.nordic FAQ) by Eugene Holman. General information about finnish from the FAQ of soc.culture.nordic by a linguist specializing in finnish and other BalticFinnic languages. http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/finlang.html
Extractions: [ Check if Lysator's faster www-server is up and running? ] FAQ-Related texts Pronunciation: Easy in the sense that it uses a small number of sounds which are subject to a surprisingly small amount of allophonic variation; difficult in the sense that the ability to speak and understand Finnish is crucially dependent on having learned to distinguish between long and short vowels and consonants , and learning to articulate unstressed syllables crisply without the slightest trace of slurring or reduction, this being the exact opposite of what an English speaker is likely to do. All Finnish words have their main stress on the first syllable , and the basic intonation patterns are easily learned. Grammar: First the good news: no grammatical gender, almost no irregular nouns or verbs, there is usually a simple one-to-one mapping relationship between ending and function or meaning. The bad news is an extremely complex set of morphophonemic alternations known as "consonant gradation" which results in most lexical morphemes having at least two highly divergent forms: varvas "toe"
Extractions: Arts Rich in culture, diverse in talent Finland is a country rich in culture, a nation that respects beauty, truth, and above all, the freedom to express oneself. This environment has fostered and inspired many world-renowned artists, each making a mark in their respective disciplines. In response to these talented individuals, the Finnish people have opened their hearts, homes and lifestyles to the pleasures and beauty of the arts. Scroll down to take a peek at merely a few of the accomplished artists who have called Finland home. Alvar Aalto, architect In the 1920s, a young, little-know architect named Alvar Aalto became the surprise winner of a prestigious architectural competition. Remarkable uses of light, curving forms, unusual treatments of wood, and creating harmony with natural surroundings charachterized his work. Combined with youthful optimism, these characteristics made him one of the greatest and most recognizable architects the world has seen. Margareta Capsia, Albert Edelfelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, artists
Extractions: New! Old photo Is there national extremism in Karelia? (in Finnish and Russian) Karelian language planning in the 1930's (in Finnish) Photoalbum New links Friends of Viena Karelia (in Finnish) Repola-society Ludic society (in Finnish and Ludic) Viena Karelian folklore villages Culture pages from Karelia (in Finnish) Tver Karelian cultural autonomy (mainly in Russian) Karelian page at www.onego.ru Hosted by GeoCities Karjalane lehüt - Karelian page Suomeksi Po-russki Instructions Articles and papers on Karelian language planning On Soviet language policy: The planning of the Karelian literary language in the 1930's - Licentiate's dissertation at the University of Joensuu (in Finnish) The Soviet national and linguistic policy in the Tver Karelia during the 1930's - Paper presented at the seminar of the Graduate school on Karelia, East Europe and Russia of the Joensuu University 18.4.1997 (in Finnish) The problem of the Karelian literary language in the 1930's and the 1990's - Paper presented at the international conference "Sociolinguistic problems in different regions of the world", Moscow, October 22-24, 1996 Sovettisuomi? Language planning in the Soviet Karelia
Finlanders' Kotisivu Student organization for those interested in finnish language and culture. http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m208/finns/index.html
Extractions: perustettu vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäkaksi W elcome to the homepage of the Finlanders at the University of Minnesota Finlanders is a University of Minnesota student organization for people interested in Finnish language, Finnish culture and lifestyle, Finns (why are these people like that? etc.), American-Finnish issues, Finland , sauna and other things that are kind of fun (Finnish style). Our club has been around since 1992. We have various activities (trips, get togethers , sauna). We are a combination of Finns (i.e. Finnish students and scholars), some other international students and Americans. Not all of us are from the University, however. Some of our members including former prez's Scott H and Markku N V irtual ... inland A superb source for all kinds of information about Finland : culture, politics, people, history
FF Network 16 - Atlases Of Finnish Folk Culture On examining the finnish cultural region, Sarmela identified three ecosystemsthe cultures of the Atlas of finnish Folk culture 1 Material culture http://www.folklorefellows.fi/netw/ffn16/atlases.html
Extractions: Background The idea of maps to show the diffusion of items of ethnic folk culture first spread in cultural geography and ethnographic statistical geography in the mid-19th century. Interest was aroused in Finland, too, before the century was over. When a large-scale atlas project was launched in Germany in the 1920s, ethnographers in Finland likewise began to demand a similar venture. Projects at mapping various aspects of folk culture were gradually put in hand in the 1930s by linguists, ethnologists and folklorists. During the war atlas projects soon came to a halt as the cartographers were ordered to the front or other special wartime assignments. But the 213 maps appended to the Suomen murteet (Finnish Dialects) produced single-handed by Professor Lauri Kettunen appeared in 1940 already.
Slavic Department Language Programs Offers both a major and a minor in finnish, with study of the finnish language and culture, literature, and history as well as finnishCanadian language and culture. http://www.utoronto.ca/slavic/language/finnish.html
Extractions: Go to list of Finnish courses A nation of five million people, Finland is situated between West and East, between Sweden and Russia, sharing for thousands of years religious, historical, political, social, and cultural influences and experiences with its neighbours and the different worlds they represent. Finnish studies at the University of Toronto are presently engaged in teaching the Finnish language - a three-year sequence together with a linguistics course, to be introduced later, that will be of interest to all students of language - and in offering other courses on the literature and culture of Finland. Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Learning Finnish (the S.c.nordic FAQ) compiled by Nils O. Monaghan. Annotated list of grammars, primers and dictionaries from soc.culture.nordic's FAQ. http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq48.html
Extractions: [ Check if Lysator's faster www-server is up and running? ] Finland Subject: 4.8 Nils O. Monaghan BOOKS USEFUL FOR LEARNING FINNISH (Version 2.3) nmonagha@nyx.cs.du.edu This list contains works which may be found useful for learning Finnish - either whether by self-study or other means. Some works are directed towards teachers rather than students. Older works are retained as these are often the ones that will be stumbled across in libraries. INDEX Grammars, Primers, Phrase Books. Dictionaries Readers Materials for Teaching Finnish Miscellaneous Course Details Acknowledgements holman@elo.helsinki.fi holman@elo.helsinki.fi konarj@eua.ericsson.se Finland Finland 4.8.3 Readers
Untitled Document As opposed to finnish speakers, characteristic finnishSwedish cultural features In the beginning of the 20th century, the finnish-Swedish culture http://www.aktivist.fi/inenglish/f.html
Extractions: F FINNISH DESIGN Finnish children are taught at school that Finland is known all over the world not only because of sauna, sisu, the midnight sun, and sports men, but also for "Finnish design." Even though some ironic voices turn the word into "Finished design," our designers are still among the best in the world. Since in the early 1900's architects were also designers of furniture and other items, the history of Finnish design is closely related to architecture . Probably the most influential were Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto . Aalto designed several prize-winning pieces of furniture and glassware, for example the famous Aalto vase (originally Savoy vase , 1936). Most Aalto furniture and tableware designs are still in production. After the Second World War a whole new profession was born to satisfy the needs of people and industry designers. Many Finnish designers became internationally successful, for example Tapio Wirkkala (1915-85), Timo Sarpaneva (born 1926), Kaj Franck (1911-89), Gunnel Nyman (1909-48), Saara Hopea (1925-84), Nanny Still (born 1926), and Oiva Toikka (born 1931). The year 1951 was the breakthrough of Finnish glassware. Known as the "Milan Miracle," this was the year that Finns, Tapio Wirkkala leading the way, won nearly all the series at the
FINNISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE COURS Suomessa on 21 kesäyliopistoa. Ne antavat opetusta yli 120 paikkakunnalla.Kesäyliopistojen toiminta on ympärivuotista. Opetus on kaikille avointa http://www.kesayliopistot.fi/finncult.htm
Extractions: Congratulations for your excellent choice. The Summer Universities in Finland have over 20 years of experience in organising Finnish language and culture courses. There are annually over 1000 non-Finnish speakers participating the courses from all over the world. Here is a list of all Summer Universities that organise Finnish language courses during the summer 2005. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us or any of the following Summer Universities.
Culture, Media And Time Use The report examines the development of finnish cultural labour force in 19701999 This publication examines the costs of cultural functions in finnish http://www.stat.fi/tk/el/kva_kulttuuri_en.html
Extractions: The work on cultural statistics was started by Statistics Finland in the late 1970s. Large compilations were published in 1978 and 1984. They extended the definition of culture to mass media, on which statistics have been compiled as separate wholes regularly since 1987. The third issue of Cultural Statistics, following a narrower definition, was published in 1999 and the fourth in 2002. Statistics on culture will be compiled on a regular basis by Statistics Finland; and the next compilation will be issued in 2004. In the intermediate years special surveys are made on less accurately recorded sectors or on topical themes. A report on cultural labour force in 1970-1999 was published in 2001. Cultural statistics are compiled in co-operation between Statistics Finland and the Ministry of Education. Cultural Statistics is a versatile review on the state and recent developments of Finnish culture in the form of statistical data and concise summary articles. The publication examines financing of the arts and culture, cultural labour force, cultural enterprises, cultural events, buildings and journals, cultural heritage, museums and libraries. Each field of art is organised into a section of its own (film, literature, visual and photographic art, crafts and design, music, architecture, dance and theatre). Cultural statistics is published every two years (next in 2004). It is produced entirely in Finnish and English.
Finnish Language Instruction Programs A finnish site by a finnishAmerican finnish language, history, culture, bothin Finland in emigrant communities. http://www.henkimaa.nu/finndex/suomea/learning/instruction.html
Extractions: Suomea Learning Finnish Finnish language instruction programs See also Online lessons in Finnish The main focus of the list on this page is on instruction in Finland or in the predominately English-speaking countries of the United Kingdom, Canada, the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand (though a few others might sneak in as I have time). For instructional courses in other nations, see the first entry under "Directories". If you know of good directories to Finnish instructional programs for speakers of languages other than English, please drop me a line at mel@henkimaa.nu and I'll gladly add them. Directories In Finland Discover Finland: Studying Finnish . Follow the "Studying Finnish" link to CMI's directory, which includes instructional programs at universities, adult learning centres, and summer schools in Finland.
Hanasaari - The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre Hanasaari Swedishfinnish Cultural Centre seeks to expand and improve connectionsbetween Finland and Sweden in the spheres of culture, business and civil http://www.hanaholmen.fi/english/hanasaari/index.php
Extractions: Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre seeks to expand and improve connections between Finland and Sweden in the spheres of culture, business and civil society. Hanasaari Cultural Centre pursues this mission by creating conditions for co-operation between organisations and individuals, and by fostering human contacts.
Extractions: Russian-Finnish Cultural Forum to Take Place in Lappeenrante, Finland, October 9-11 The 3rd Russian-Finnish cultural forum will take place in Lappeenrante, Finland, October 9 through 11. The primary areas of cooperation for this year are library work, literature, fine art, artistic education, concert activities, music teaching, museum work, choreography, circus, folk crafts, applied art, photography, cinematography, and the education of cultural workers. What is new are joint programs benefiting the handicapped. The programme for the first day includes talks between the prospective participants of joint projects, of which the Finns have already suggested 80 and 176 people applied for participation. Russia has so far found 63 prospective partners to join the projects. Traditionally, no more than 100 may participate from either party. The 4th Russian-Finnish cultural forum is supposed to convene in St. Petersburg, October 11 through 13, 2003. Its primary topic will be 'The Culture of the Young'. Initially, there were plans for only four such forums, yet now there is talk of extending the cooperation. The authorities of Turku, Finland, have already said they would host the 5th cultural forum.
FINLAND IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (VALUE EDUCATION). THE SCHOOL AND culture AND finnish CULTURAL SCRIPT (GROWTH TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING) http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/Databanks/Dossiers/ifinland.htm
Extractions: Secondary school students DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT Objectives To reinforce citizenship skills and a sense of responsibility; to strengthen positive self-identity and tolerance; to practice caring and sharing and to discourage teasing and discrimination Description In this scheme, which emphasizes democracy and human rights education, older students as 'big sisters and brothers' are assigned to tutor new-comers and visitors as well as younger pupils in lower classes. The Mannerheim League for Children's Welfare organizes annually several courses for educators who are responsible for the tutoring systems, i.e. the training of the 'big sisters and brothers' in schools. 'Big sisters and brothers' are also trained to organize festivals and parties, to play games and to go on trips and walks with the assigned younger 'godchildren'. The League has edited learning material on how to be an excellent tutor intended for the educators as well as for the children
