21. Finland Flag, Finland History, Culture Of Finland, Economy Of Finland, History O Finland Flag, finland history, Culture of Finland, Economy of Finland, History of Finland, Flag of Finland, People of Finland, Information on Finland, http://www.mapsofworld.com/country-profile/finland1.html

To provide information on Finland, Maps of World offers Economy of Finland, Finland people, economy and culture, Finland people's culture and other such details. Maps of World People of Finland 62% of Finland's population lives in urban areas. About 7000 BC, the ancestors of the Sami are said to have occupied Finland; other groups began to enter the area about 3,000 years later, pushing the Sami northward. Presently, Finland has two national languages, Finnish and Swedish. The Swedish-speaking population, found mainly in the coastal area in the south, southwest, and west and in the à land Islands (where Swedish is the sole official language), is slowly declining and constitutes roughly 5 percent of the total. Nearly all of the remainder speaks Finnish; the language is an important nationalist feature, although it is spoken in strong regional dialects. The Sami-speaking minority in the extreme north numbers about 6,000. Flag of Finland Finland's flag is white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag. The vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Danish flag. Please click here to view the Flag of Finland Economy of Finland Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy. Its key economic sector is manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Trade is important, with exports equaling almost one-third of the GDP. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Because of the climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. Finland was one of the 11 countries that joined the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 1999.

22. Finland History finland history Please submit information or links explaining finland history. http://www.hobotraveler.com/hi2finlandhistory.php

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23. Finland History For much of its history, Finland had been a poor country, but in the postwar era it gradually become one of the world s most prosperous. http://www.country-studies.com/finland/history.html

History FINLAND HAS BEEN THE SITE of human habitation since the last ice age ended 10,000 years ago. When the first Swedish-speaking settlers arrived in the ninth century, the country was home to people speaking languages belonging to the distinctive Finno- Ugric linguistic group, unrelated to the more prevalent Indo- European language family. The first dates in Finnish history are connected with the Swedish crusade of the 1150s that, according to legend, aimed at conquering the "heathen" Finns and converting them to Christianity. There was, however, no Swedish conquest of Finland. The bodies of water that lay between Finland and Sweden, rather than making them enemies or separating them, brought them together. Trade and settlement between the two areas intensified, and a political entity, the dual kingdom of Sweden-Finland, gradually evolved. During the seven centuries of Swedish rule, Finland was brought more and more into the kingdom's administrative system. Finland's ruling elite, invariably drawn from the country's Swedish-speaking inhabitants, traveled to Stockholm to participate in the Diet of the Four Estates and to help manage the kingdom's affairs. Swedish became the language of law and commerce in Finland; Finnish was spoken by the peasantry living away from the coasts. The clergy (Lutheran after the Protestant Reformation), who needed to communicate with their parishioners, were the only members of the educated classes likely to know Finnish well.

24. Country Information THE RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHY OF FINLAND, 18091917 The Rise of Finnish Nationalism Social and Economic Developments The Era of Russification http://www.countryreports.org/history/frd/cs/fitoc.asp?countryid=82&countryName=

25. Finland: History Compilation Albums To Be Released | Eurovision Song Contest 200 The biggest independent Eurovision Song Contest website Tomorrow, two Eurovision Song Contest double albums will be released in Finland. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4254

member login subscribe, it's free! ESCTODAY.COM NEWS Two doubles Thisyear Two doubles Finland: history compilation albums to be released Tue 19 Apr 2005 16:44:57 Source: Asko Murtomäki, Martti Immonen Written by: Sietse Bakker Options Read full article Send a friend Print article React on article ... Subscribe to RSS feed Related links Order through CDON.com Euroviisut.com Links to more news Eurovision 2005 Finland Country page links Finland Tomorrow, two Eurovision Song Contest double albums will be released in Finland. The first one contains all Finnish Eurovision Song Contest entries between 1961 and 2005, including tracks in English of the 1973, 1983, 1985 and 1987 entries. The other album contains cover versions of several Eurovision Song Contest entries. Although the official launch date of Suomen Euroviisut 1961 - 2005 and Käännetyt Viisuhelmet is tomorrow, several cd stores already have them in stock. You can also order online, although the albums are temporary out of stock. Both albums are published by Warner Music Finland.

26. MapZones.com : Finland History Information of Country s History, Civilization, independence, king, rural, war. http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/finland/historyindex.php

fiSearchFormMaxSetId='AX006201'; Country Info Finland Introduction Finland General Data Finland Maps Finland Culture ... Finland Time and Date Finland History Back to Top The Signal achievement of Finland has been its survival against great oddsagainst a harsh climate, physical and cultural isolation, and international dangers. Finland lies at higher latitudes than any other nation in the world, and the punishing northern climate has complicated life there considerably. Geographically, Finland is on the remote northern periphery, far from the mass of Europe, yet near two larger states, Sweden and Russialater the Soviet Union, which have drawn it into innumerable wars and have controlled its development. The most serious challenges to Finland's freedom came during World War II, when the Finns twice faced attack by overwhelming Soviet forces. They fought heroically, but were defeated both times, and the Soviets were narrowly prevented from occupying and absorbing Finland. Since World War II, the Soviet Union's status as a superpower has meant that it could at any time end Finland's existence as a separate state. Recognizing this, the Finns have sought and achieved reconciliation with the Soviets, and they have tenaciously pursued a policy of neutrality, avoiding entanglement in superpower conflicts. The long era of peace after World War II made possible the blossoming of Finland as a modern, industrialized, social-welfare democracy. By the 1980s, the intense social conflicts of previous decades were largely reconciled, and the nation's relationships with other nations were apparently stable.

27. Finland History: Books On Finland History Search results for finland history, books on finland history. http://www.campusi.com/keyword_Finland_History.htm

Find the best price on books. (with coupons) Search by: Keyword Title Author ISBN Advanced Search Rare Book Search Search Tips Browse Book Computer / Electronics New! Email Rare Book Movie Music ... Credit Card Search results for Keyword: Finland History Total Results: Cannot find your book? Try Rare Book Search or free Locate book service To the Finland Station ISBN: Author: Edmund Wilson Foreword by Louis Menand Publisher: New York Review of Books Format: Paperback Number of pages: 592 All Editions Similar Books compare prices ... Insight Guide Finland ISBN: Author: Zoe Ross Format: Paperback All Editions Similar Books compare prices ... Modern Architecture : A Critical History (World of Art) ISBN: Author: Kenneth Frampton Edition: Revised and Enlarged Edition Format: Paperback All Editions Similar Books compare prices ... History of Footwear in Norway, Sweden and Finland : Prehistory to 1950 ISBN: Author: June Swann Format: Paperback All Editions Similar Books compare prices ... PreFab Modern ISBN: Author: Jill Herbers Format: Hardcover All Editions Similar Books compare prices ... Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries (Studies in History, Planning and the Environment) ISBN: Format: Hardcover Number of pages: 256 Similar Books Similar Books compare prices ... Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary ISBN: Author: Linus Torvalds David Diamond Publisher: Collins Format: Hardcover Number of pages: 288 All Editions Similar Books compare prices ... The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland 1939-1940 ISBN: Author: Eloise Engle Lauri Paananen Publisher: Stackpole Books Format: Paperback

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29. I-uk.com Finland History & Heritage Find out about the history of British garden design and where to find outstanding examples at the VisitBritain garden search. http://www.i-uk.com/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&

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31. Helsinki Finland History : Resources From The Lost Luggage Tales Travel to Helsinki Finland and take a traditional Finnish sauna. There are many things to do in Helsinki and you can stay in a Helsinki hotel. http://www.lostluggagetales.com/resources/helsinki-history.asp

September 21, 2005 the resources the reviews the forums the calendar ... back to resources... helsinki: embassies emergency information hostels history ... read reviews If the shape of Finland resembles a long-skirted woman with her right arm punching the air, then Helsinki is her right foot. Affectionately known as the ‘Daughter of the Baltic’, the city is sited at the arrowhead of a peninsula, surrounded by an archipelago of 315 islands, perfectly placed between its two great trading cousins, Stockholm and Moscow. In a European perspective, Helsinki is relatively young (450 years), yet it is Finland’s sixth oldest town. The Swedes, who extended their empire into Finland in 1155, founded the city of ‘Helsingfors’ (the name still used by the Swedes) in 1550, when King Gustav Vasa needed a site for a strategic and competitively placed trading port. It languished as a coastal backwater until Imperialist Russia invaded in 1809. The Grand Duchy required a new power base and Helsinki was chosen because of its major trump card, the massive sea fortress – now a UNESCO World Heritage Site – of Suomenlinna. Modern Helsinki was born when Finland gained independence from Russia in 1917. The new republic boomed throughout the 1920s and 30s, when the architectural movements of the era – Modernism and Functionalism – were fathered by one of Finland’s most famous sons, internationally acclaimed architect Alvar Aalto. Helsinki stepped on to the world stage when the Olympic Stadium was completed in 1938, although the games were postponed due to the war and were finally held there in 1952. It still holds the record as the smallest city in the world to host the Olympic Games.

32. Finland Vacation Guide: Romantic Finland Cruises, Finland Honeymoons, Getaways, finland history. Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917. http://www.travelwizard.com/europe/Finland1158_History.html

Other Places in Europe Albania Andorra Austria Vacations ... Wales Vacations Luxury Cruise Guides Luxury Cruises World Luxury Cruises European River Cruises Europe Cruises ... Travel Agent Career Opportunities Finland: History Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the Soviet Union and Germany. In the subsequent half century, the Finns have made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999. Book Your Finland Vacation Submit a vacation planner to our Finland Travel Specialists Client Testimonials Search Your Vacation, Tour or Cruise Finland Overview Finland History Finland Culture Finland Geography ... Finland Practical Info Luxury Europe Accommodations Europe Luxury Hotels Europe Luxury Tours Russia Tour Scandinavia Tours Escape to Europe Cruises France Luxury Tours ... Europe Active Vacations Moderatly Priced Europe Tours France Vacations Italy Tours European River Cruises Europe Luxury Cruises Western Europe Cruises European River Cruises Luxury Cruises World Luxury Cruises Helpful Travel Links Other Helpful Travel Links Instant Passports in 24 hours Travelex Luxury Travel Insurance ... Finland Pictures

33. Finland History Book Stores finland history. Book Store Book Review History Europe History finland history. finland history Book Review and Price Comparison http://www.bookfinder.us/History/Europe_History/Finland_History.html

Finland History History : Europe History : Finland History Home Browse Books Bookstore List Top Selling Books ... FAQ Search: Title/Author/Keywords/ISBN History Europe History Finland History Book Review and Price Comparison Pages: Next Top Selling Books for Finland History Modern Architecture : A Critical History (World of Art) AUTHOR: Kenneth Frampton ISBN: 0500202575 Publish Date: April 1992 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book Scandinavia Since 1500 AUTHOR: Byron J. Nordstrom ISBN: 0816620989 Publish Date: October 9, 2000 Format: Hardcover Compare prices for this book PreFab Modern AUTHOR: Jill Herbers ISBN: 006058923X Publish Date: May 2004 Format: Hardcover Compare prices for this book Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland (Nordic Series) AUTHOR: Stig Axel Fridolf Jagerskiold ISBN: 0816615276 Compare prices for this book Insight Guide Finland AUTHOR: Zoe Ross ISBN: 9814120391 Publish Date: August 2003 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book A Short History of Finland AUTHOR: Fred Singleton ISBN: 0521647010 Publish Date: October 1, 1998

34. History Of Kyudo In Finland History of Kyudo in Finland. Back in Finland he found out that there was no kyudo in this country. About 10 years later a german friend of him brought http://www.kolumbus.fi/fikyfe/kyudo/historyfin.html

History of Kyudo in Finland by Leif Bagge (The author apologises for the long time without updating. This will change.) The Beginning The Early Days The Beginning In the 1970ies Pentti Nieminen from Uusikaupunki was practising Judo in Kodokan in Tokyo. While visiting the Budokan he saw Kyudo displaid and he got really interested of it. Back in Finland he found out that there was no kyudo in this country. About 10 years later a german friend of him brought him some german budomagazines. In one of them was german kyudokas. One of them was named: Feliks F. Hoff. Pentti tried to get in contact with mr Hoff but did not succeed until in 1984 when Pentti persuaded Peter Schild, a german man living in the town of Porvoo to try to find mr. Hoff. Mr. Hoff accepted the invitation to introduce Kyudo in Finland. The date and place were yet to be fixed. At that time Mr.Leif Bagge, also from Porvoo, got involved with it. He persuaded his judo club Porvoon Judo to act as arrangers for the first introduction. Leif contacted mr. Hoff and agreed on the date. It was set to 23-24.11.1984. The place was a new schools gym. Leif sent 168 letters to all judo, karate and aikido clubs in Finland with an invitation to that historical weekendseminar. 22 guys from all over the country showed up. Mr Hoff held a good seminar telling that this Ryu-ha that he was representing was Heki Ryu Insai Ha and it´s grand master was Inagaki Genshiro Yoshimichi. Some weeks later Leif found the first kyudoclub in Finland. Then he sent an invitation to those 22 who had participated in the seminar. They were invited to participate in the founding of the Finnish Kyudo Federation. Meanwhile some participants from Helsinki got together and found a club in Helsinki. The founding meeting for the federation took part in the Olympic Stadion in Helsinki on the 26.th of january 1985. Leif Bagge was elected to be the first president.

35. Finland History Facts & Timeline Visit this site for facts and information about the finland history Timeline. Details, dates and major events in the finland history Timeline. http://www.facts-about.org.uk/history-and-events-timeline-finland.htm

Facts About... History Timelines and Events Index Concise History, Timeline and Facts about Finland A.D. 800-1050 The Viking Age when Swedish Vikings came into contact with Finland when establishing, via Russia, trade ties. The Finnish word for Sweden is 'Ruotsi' and the Finns' name for the Swedes is 'Rus' which is believed to be the origin of the name Russia 1323 - Finland becomes part of the Swedish realm 1550 Helsinki founded as Helsingfors by the Swedish king 1808 - Russian invasion of Sweden supported by Napoleon 1809 - Finland is ceded to Russia by the Swedes 1812 - Helsinki becomes capital of Finland 1899 Russian imposed as the official language 1914-18 World War I 1917 - The Russian Revolution and Finland declares its independence 1919 - Finland becomes a republic 1939 - Outbreak of World War II. Finland declares its neutrality but is invaded by the Soviet Union in November

36. History Of Finland: Information From Answers.com history of Finland The history of Finland has been heavily influenced by the relationships Finland has had with neighboring counties. http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-finland

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping history of Finland Wikipedia history of Finland The history of Finland has been heavily influenced by the relationships Finland has had with neighboring counties. The origins of the Finnish people are unclear and controversial, with genetic research indicating that their ancestors may have originated in central Europe. Regardless, Finland was settled by 8500 BC , as archeological artifacts have been found from this era. In the through 20th centuries , Finland was taken over three times by Russia , and in the 20th century , Finland faced a difficult role in international politics due to its close proximity to the Soviet Union Earliest origins of the Finns Finnish and Sami Lapland 's small indigenous Finno-Ugric languages and are in the Uralic rather than the Indo-European family. The closest related language to the Finnish still widely in use is Estonian . Both Finnish and Estonian are Baltic Finnish or Finnic languages, while other Finno-Ugric languages are more distant.

37. ISOC Finland History of Internet in Finland. This Timeline is based on A History of the Internet by Harri K. Salminen. It has been complemented with details from a http://www.isoc.fi/internet/internethistory_finland.html

Etusivu Yhdistys Tiedotteet Toiminta ... In English History of Internet in Finland This Timeline is based on " A History of the Internet The document has been edited by Tommi Karttaavi. Comments can be sent to tommi.karttaavi@isoc.fi. This version dated: 2004-08-09 The Finnish State Computer Centre's (VTKK) Scientific Calculation Unit (now CSC - Tieteellinen laskenta Oy) employs the first data-communications expert, to collaborate with the technical universities and to monitor international developments in data communications. A UUCP (Unix to Unix CoPy) e-mail link between University of Tampere and Enea Data Ab in Stockholm, Sweden, uses dial-up modems to connect Finland with the Eunet e-mail network. The system is run on a PDP11/34 minicomputer at Tampere University of Technology. The Ministry of Education's UNIVAC 1100/60 mainframe is linked to the IBM computer at the State Computer Centre, and via a node in Stockholm to the Cybernet supercomputer. Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) gets a link to mcvax and the Enea link is transferred from Tampere University to the neighboring Tampere University of Technology (TUT). The Usenet news are received by TUT from Enea while HUT handles mail with mcvax, the international backbone node of EUnet. The Ministry of Education launches the Finnish University Network (FUNET) project to develop a computer network for universities and researchers.

38. Finland And Finnish History Catalog Finland/finland history, Go to Order form. The Winter War winterwar. The Soviet Attack on Finland 1939-40. By Eloise Engle Lauri Paananen http://www.raivaaja.org/FinnHistCat.html

Return to Raivaaja Bookstore Finland/Finland History Go to Order form The Winter War The Soviet Attack on Finland 1939-40 Softcover; 176 pages, photos The Miracles of Finland's Freedom A Saga in Verse By Werner Wiskari Illustrations by Millie Wiskari Softcover; 32 pages Finland in the New Europe By Max Jakobson Soft cover, 1 76 pages Luftwaffe Over Finland Finland's Road to Independence By Erkki Parviainen Softcover; 49 pages Finnish Aces of World War 2 By Karl Stenman and Kalevi Keskinen Softcover; 96 pages, photos To order any book, download and fill in the bookstore order form Go to Order form Return to Raivaaja Bookstore updated 11.04 rh Finland from the Inside Eyewitness Reports of a Finnish- American Journalist, 1938-97 By Paul Sjoblom Soft cover; 205 pages Old Friends Strong Ties Edited by Vilho Niitemaa Hardcover, 347 pages, photos Sow the Golden Seed A History of the Finnish-American Newspaper RAIVAAJA 1905-55 By John I. Kolehmainen Hardcover; 150 pages, photos The Scandinavian American Family Album Softcover, 127 pages, photos

39. SCOUTING IN ALBANIA History of Scouting and current status of national Scouting organizations. http://n2zgu.50megs.com/FIN.htm

Free Web Site Free Web Space and Site Hosting Web Hosting Internet Store and Ecommerce Solution Provider ... High Speed Internet if(window.ivnRotate) window.ivnRotate1 = new window.ivnRotate('ivnRotate1',0,document.awsSearch1.Keywords) Popular Searches: SCOUTING IN FINLAND SUOMEN PARTIOLAISET/FINLANDS SCOUTER R.Y GUIDES AND SCOUTS OF FINLAND The Guides and Scouts of Finland has about 88,000 members. 11% of the 7-10 year olds and 13% of the 10-14 year old Finns are members of the organization. The Girl Scouts represent 56% of the total. There are about 900 Scout troops. The Guides and Scouts of Finland merged in 1972, forming the largest youth organization in the country. This present organization is one of the few in the world where all scouts, boys and girls, belong to the same merged organization. This includes both Finnish and Swedish speaking sections. About 40% of all Scout units are co-educational. Scouting first came to Finland in 1909 and the official founding is in 1910. Finland has been one of the founding members of the World Organization (WOSM) in 1922. Scouting is one of the most popular hobbies in Finland. To live with nature, act according to its conditions and protecting and honoring it, is one of the cornerstones of Finnish Scouting. Another important objective is to learn social abilities. Finnish Scouts and Guides learn how to become knowledgeable and active citizens, at ease with foreign countries and cultures.

40. Finland Photos @ Nomads'Land Stock Photos finland history and culture are young in many respects its cold climate made for late human settlement, and the country gained full independence from http://www.maion.com/photography/finland/

Finland HOME / Finland See also: Lapland YOUR LIGHTBOX There are 563 images in these galleries. Outdoor lifestyle (28 images) Rock climbing (40 images) Ice climbing (93 images) Sea kayaking (43 images) Whitewater kayaking (30 images) Ice skating (35 images) Urban adventure racing (36 images) Ice sea (26 images) (19 images) Winter forest (69 images) (21 images) Lakes (19 images) Nature (15 images) Helsinki (47 images) (34 images) Young and students (8 images) Finland is Europe's wild North. Its territory is vast, covering more than 1000 km (625 miles) from south to north and 500 km (312 miles) from west to east. Population is relatively scarce, and most of the five millions Finns live in the south, close to Finland's capital Helsinki. It is a nature lover's paradise: two thirds of the country are covered by forests and another 10% are lakes. It also features Europe's largest archipelagoas well as many National Parks. Finland history and culture are young in many respects: its cold climate made for late human settlement, and the country gained full independence from neighboring Russia and Sweden less than a century ago. It is a land of high technology and of a highly educated youth. Finland's apparent simplicity is misleading. Nature and people exhibit similar caricatural features, such as a low-profile uniformity, tranquility, a very Finnish quiet resilience necessary to pass the test of winter's weather... and some extremes too. But Finnish forests and people are difficult to approach, and it takes much time and effort to overcome the archetypes and truly discover the country's nature and culture.

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