61. MSN Encarta - Further Reading - Finland A Short history of finland. Cambridge University Press, 1990. history of finland from the first settlement by the Finns to the 1980s. http://encarta.msn.com/readings_761578960/Finland.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Go to article Further Reading from Encarta Further Reading offers additional information about your topics. Finland Finland: History Finland: Politics, Society, and Culture For younger readers Also on Encarta Compare online degrees Train for a better career College life Encarta word of the day Finland: History Derry, T. K. A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. University of Minnesota Press, 1979. Excellent survey includes Nordic unity, political development, and world contributions. Jutikkala, Eino, with Kauko Pirinen. A History of Finland. Lander, Patricia S. The Land and People of Finland. Lippincott, 1991. Examination of history, geography, government, economy, and culture for middle school and high school readers. McNair, Sylvia. Finland. Children's Press, 1997. The geography, history, and culture of Finland. For middle school readers. Singleton, Frederick Bernard. A Short History of Finland.

62. EUROPA - IDABC - EGovernment Factsheet - Finland - History European CommissionIDABC uses information and communication technologies to support the delivery of cross-border public sector services to citizens and http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/1388/418

document.write(""); document.write("English"); document.write(""); en eGovernment Factsheets by topic eGovernment Factsheets - History > eGovernment Factsheet - Finland - History Contact Who 's Who Search on EUROPA eGovernment Observatory ... eGovernment Forum Search MyIDABC Call for Tenders Site Map eGovernment Factsheet - Finland - History Main developments and key milestones (in reverse chronological order) Last updated: June 2005 For the latest developments, see: eGovernment News - Finland May 2005 Launch of an address change notification online service . The joint service by the Finnish Post and the Population Register Centre enables citizens to submit a single address change notification online to a great number of public and private organisations. March 2005 In order to provide increased leadership for its e-government drive, the Finnish Government appoints a State IT Director , who will head a new State IT Management Unit within the Ministry of Finance. Acting as a government-wide Chief Information Officer (CIO), the State IT Manager will be in charge of preparing and maintaining IT strategy and centralised control of IT operations. The idea in this overhaul of state IT operations is to provide a consolidated model that brings together production and procurement of shared IT services, leaving Ministries and government departments focus on developing IT services to support their own core activities.

63. Travel In Helsinki - Finland - History - WorldTravelGate.net® WorldTravelGate.net®Information about Helsinki,finland,history,Gallery,Photos,restaurants,hotels,car rental,rentals,campings,travel agencies.! http://www.eurotravelling.net/finland/helsinki_history.htm

ADVERTISING INFORMATION Helsinki - History A Brief History of Helsinki The town of Helsinki was founded by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden (which Finland belonged to for many centuries) as a new trading post in southern Finland and a competitor to Tallinn in Estonia, the Hansa city on the opposite shore of the Gulf of Finland. The King then ordered the burghers of Rauma, Ulvila, Porvoo and Tammisaari to move to Helsinki; the date on which this order was issued, 12.6.1550, is regarded as the date on which the city was founded. Growth was slow, for despite the King's order, the medieval trading traditions were slow to change. Due to the wars in Russia, the Baltic countries and Germany, Helsinki was nevertheless a strategic military centre, a point of embarkation for troops and a winter haven for the navy. In time, the site of the town on the mouth of the River Vantaa proved unfavourable, and in 1640 a decision was made to move it further south to the Vironniemi headland, nowadays known as Kruununhaka near the city centre. Russia's growing power in the 18 th century and the founding of its new capital, St. Petersburg, not far from the Finnish border in 1703 were to have a decisive influence on the growth and future of the Finnish capital. The century was, however, one of great hardship for Finland and Helsinki, which suffered gravely from war, plague and hunger. The Russians occupied Helsinki during the Great Hate of 1713-21 and again in 1742. Sweden lost its status as a superpower.

64. Travel In Turku - Finland - History - WorldTravelGate.net® WorldTravelGate.net®Information about Turku,finland,history,Gallery,Photos, restaurants,hotels,car rental,rentals,campings,travel agencies.! http://www.eurotravelling.net/finland/turku_history.htm

ADVERTISING INFORMATION Turku - History Turku Cathedral Turku Cathedral is the mother church of the Lutheran Church of Finland, and the country's national shrine. It is also regarded as one of the major records of Finnish architectural history. The history of the Cathedral over the centuries is closely linked with that of the people. Yet the church is no museum: it is in constant use first and foremost for divine worship, and is also frequently used for musical events. The heights of the tower From sea level to the level of the main entrance 16,37 m From the level of the main entrance to the spire, top of the cross 85,53 m From sea level to the top of the cross 101,90 m The clock Size 480 x 480 cm Diameter of the clock face 420 cm Length of arm 240 cm Height of numbers 80 cm History Turku Cathedral is now over seven hundred years old. As the town of Turku began to emerge in the course of the 13th century as the most important trading centre in Finland, the Bishop's see of the Diocese of Finland was transferred from its previous location at Koroinen, some distance further up on the same bank of the Aura River, to the middle of the town. By the end of the 13th century, a new stone church had been completed on the site of the former wooden-built parish church on Unikankare Mound, and it was consecrated as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Henry (the first Bishop of Finland) in 1300.

65. Country Sites: Virtual Finland - History - History.gadling.com _ And today, I am beginning the series today with a post on finland From history to culture to food to travel to great photos, the folks at Virtual http://history.gadling.com/entry/1234000470037823/

PRIE Ambassador leather iPod nano case The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) 1 hour ago add to MyYahoo! Country Sites: Virtual Finland Posted Mar 27, 2005, 10:41 AM ET by Erik Olsen Related entries: Business Climbing Cultures Food ... Virtual Finland site and found it wonderfully good. You can always visit Lonely Planet From history to culture to food to travel to great photos, the folks at Virtual Finland have done a truly superb job on this site, for visitors and Web-lookie-loos alike. Read Permalink Email this Linking Blogs ... Comments Recent Entries Top 25 of Cape Town Torino, Passion Lives Here Budapest Blog Heading to Armenia ... Add your comments Reader Comments Posted Aug 24, 2005, 2:48 AM ET by Pankaj Suthar Outsource software development to India offshore web application development IT services company India outsourcing Add your comments Your name (required): Your email address (required, will not be shown to the public): Do you want us to remember your personal information for next time? Yes No Add your comments: Advertisement Advertisement CONTINENTS North America (1566 posts) Europe Asia Antarctica South America ... Gadling Home ACTIVITIES Activism Biking Climbing Cultures ... Surfing TOPICS Business Events Food Gear ... Stories COUNTRIES China (66 posts) Australia India France Canada ... Paraguay RESOURCES About this Weblog Send us tips Contact Us Advertise ... Corrections?

66. Finland's History A brief description of finland s history supplied by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. This is a FAQ file from the The Genealogical Society of finland on http://www.genealogia.fi/faq/faq000e.htm

Finland's History A brief description of Finland's history supplied by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. This is a FAQ file from the The Genealogical Society of Finland on Finnish genealogy. Updated December 23, 2003.

67. Finland's History A brief description of finland s history supplied by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. A Chronology of Finnish history by Virtual finland http://www.genealogia.fi/faq/faq002e.htm

Finland's History A brief description of Finland's history supplied by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. A Chronology of Finnish History by Virtual Finland This is a FAQ file from the The Genealogical Society of Finland on Finnish genealogy. Updated December 23, 2003.

68. AriadNe/Culture & Recreation/Finland/History - Ariadne The European and Mediterranean link resource presents /Culture Recreation/finland/history - history of finland. http://ariadne.iief.de/index.php3/Culture & Recreation/Finland/History

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69. Introduction: Finland, Basic Facts (the S.c.nordic FAQ) Lots of information about finland, Finnish, its history, language etc. http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq41.html#index

The home pages for the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.nordic [ This page was initially edited in a version suitable to get printed [ Check if Lysator's faster www-server is up and running? ] Finland Introduction: Finland, basic facts Index Fact Sheet General information Geography, climate, vegetation ... Acknowledgements marks sections intended to be extended ) marks sections not yet written ) The faq consists of the following parts: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Miscellaneous topics on Norden Part 3: Denmark Part 4: Finland Part 5: Iceland Part 6: Norway Part 7: Sweden Appendix: Related texts Appendix: archived texts Lakes and birches are common in Finland Subject: 4.1 Fact Sheet Name: Suomen Tasavalta / Republiken Finland [ Fi / Sw ] Telephone country code: Area: 338,127 km² / 130,125 sq mi Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills; fjells and some mountains in the extreme northwest Highest mountain: Haltiatunturi (1,328 m). Natural resources: timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver Land boundaries: Russia, Sweden, Norway

70. History In Words And Images Antti Jaakkola (University of Turku, finland) history and the Representations of Young Drug Users in finland during the 1960s. Towards Visual history http://www.hum.utu.fi/historia/2002/

HISTORY IN WORDS AND IMAGES History in Words and Images. Proceedings of the Conference on Historical Representation held at the University of Turku, Finland, 26–28 September 2002. Edited by Hannu Salmi. Turku: University of Turku, Department of History, 2005. (336 pages) ISBN 951-29-2874-4 Available only as an eBook at http://www.hum.utu.fi/historia/2000/ Click the titles below, or download the complete eBook from here (3,8 MB). CONTENTS Hannu Salmi Preface Postmodern Medievalism Anu Lahtinen (University of Turku, Finland): Past Events and Historical Backgrounds: Persuasive Narratives in Swedish 16th Century Family Archives Mikko Kallionsivu (University of Tampere, Finland): "Flesh, that stinking dunghill". The Pre-Cartesian Collision of Body and Soul in Late Medieval Moralities Pekka Tolonen (University of Turku, Finland): Notions of True and False Identities in the High Middle Ages Interpreting Texts Slavica Srbinovska (University of Skopje, Macedonia): Making the Identity through Memory of the Images and Words Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn (à bo Akademi University, Finland):

71. Museum Of Central Finland Specializing in cultural history, the museum serves both as the town museum for Jyv¤skyl¤ and the provincial museum of central finland. Features prehistoric and ethnological items, archives and library. Includes hours and location. http://www.jkl.fi/ksmuseo/museobr.htm

MUSEUM OF CENTRAL FINLAND, Jyväskylä Telephone +358 14 624 930. Telefax +358 14 624 933. Open from Tuesday to Sunday 11 am.-6 pm. Changes in opening hours are possible. Museum Building The museum was built in two stages. Alvar Aalto The museum has exhibition space on four floors, lecture rooms and a desk for publications on sale. The facilities also include a well-appointed auditorium, a lecture room in the old part, and a cafeteria, which can all be rented for courses, meetings and other similar purposes. Tel. +358 14 624 930. Exhibitions was opened at the Museum in March 1994. In a most illustrative way it spans the town's history from the 1830s until today. This permanent display is situated on the third floor, while another one concentrating on the history of Central Finland will be built on the second floor. In addition to these, the Museum offers changing exhibitions with themes related to cultural history. Displays of art are also on the Museum's programme.Tel. The Internet exhibition Finland 500 years on the map of Europe displays trough the information provided by the evolution of maps how Finland developed from a sparsely inhabited and remote Swedish province into a developed European state during a period lasting half a millenium. Education The Museum of Central Finland provides educational services for a vast public ranging from children below school age to senior citizens. Lectures of various kinds as well as exhibitions and presentations on the same are among the Museum's basic services. The staff prepare educational material, produce publications, and arrange special events. Tel. 624 919.

72. SQUARE DANCE IN FINLAND Square Dance clubs in finland, list of events, links, and a brief history. http://jocke.twistercom.fi/square.htm

SQUAREDANS I FINLAND In please I Finland finns det squaredansklubbar på följande orter: Helsingfors Jakobstad Kristinestad Kronoby ... Vanda (Nära Helsingfors) Vasa à bo à land EVENEMANGSKALENDER Squaredansens historia i Finland à r 1981 kom folkdansare från Terjärv i kontakt med squaredans på Västnylands-shottis. De beslöt att ha det med på countrykonserten i Emet följande år och således tog Terjärv folkdansare med Marlene och Lars Hatt som ledare upp squaredans på programmet. TUF's folkdansare blev således de första som tog upp squaredansen i Finland. Före konserten 1982 hade de möjlighet att öva med Dan O'Connel från USA som caller. Efter uppvisningen på konserten uppträdde de också på Kaustby-festivalen tillsammans med en tysk och en dansk squaredansgrupp. Peter Nykänen och Cristina Ahlbäck blev senare instruktörer. à r 1985 fick dansarna inbjudan från Umeå Squaredancers och besökte dem över en helg. Terjärvdansarna uppträdde också på Dansens Dag i Jakobstad och på Truck-driver träffen i Vasa 1985. Squaredansen i Terjärv dog ut i slutet av 1980-talet.

73. VirtualTourist.com - Helsinki National Museum - Pictures, Tips And Reviews place if you are interested in finland s history and our history might make you from finland s history as well as Nokia phones, war times stuff etc. http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Finland/Etelae_Suomi/Helsinki-242105

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74. History Of Finland A Finnish history of finland. In our schools and, widely, in our literature, the age of Swedish domination and influence in our history is presented from a http://www.suomalaisuudenliitto.fi/history.htm

Main Case Sweden Guestbook ... EU Practice History of Finland "A people, who don't know their own history, have no future" J. V. Snellman Foreword As a member of the European Union, Finland's northern location on its map is nowadays a mystery to nobody, our high standard of technological know-how having brought us a measure of international recognition and even fame. Nevertheless, the Finnish language, belonging to the Finno-Ugric linguistic family and related to Estonian and Hungarian, remains in the dark for most, while its importance as the main language in the country is often belittled by the powers-that-be. For centuries, Finland has been in a tight squeeze between the Swedish and the Russian Empire. Since 1590s the Swedish rule was particularly bleak for Finland, used by the Swedish Empire, not only as a buffer against Russia, but also as a colony to be ruthlessly exploited economically and whose male population could be and was used as canon-fodder in meaningless and devastating wars. The Swedish Administration were intent on wiping out the Finnish language. Since the 17th century only poor elementary teaching in Finnish was allowed, while all higher education was given in Swedish. In order to advance in a career it was necessary to change one's Finnish family name for a Swedish one and to speak only Swedish in public. As a consequence of this, the Finnish language was on the verge of withering away, not unlike Irish in Ireland. From the Finnish point of view, the beginning of the Russian rule (1809 - 1917) was auspicious. Finland was granted autonomy and toward the end of the nineteenth century, the Finnish language became an official language together with the Swedish and then, finally, the first official language.

75. 1Up Travel : Finland - History And Culture Of Finland. finland Explore The history and Culture of finland to its depth. finland s traces of human settlement date back to the thaw of the last Ice Age some 10000 http://www.1uptravel.com/international/europe/finland/history-culture.html

Flags Maps Sightseeing Travel Warnings ... National Parks More Categories Introduction Topography Local Life Local Cuisine Local Holidays Festivals-Events Embassies Administration News Stand Worth a See !! Sight Seeing Maps Flags Shopping Eating Out Recreation Travel Essentials Country Facts Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Airline Tickets Car Rentals Cruises Hotels ... Vacations Web 1UpTravel.com You are here 1Up Travel Countries of the World Europe Finland ADVERTISEMENT Country At a Glance Introduction Topography Life Cuisine ... Newstand Worth a Visit !! Cities Attractions Shopping Eating Out ... Travel Links Country Facts Introduction Geography People Government ... Transnational issues Related Finland Guide Finland Maps Finland Hotels Finland Flag ... Finland Travel Warning Finland History and Culture History Finland's traces of human settlement date back to the thaw of the last Ice Age some 10,000 years ago. The Finns' ancestors seem to have dominated half of northern Russia before arriving on the north of the Baltic coast well before the Christian era. By the end of the Viking Age, Swedish traders and chieftains had extended their interests throughout the Baltic region. Over the centuries, Finland has sat precariously between the Protestant Swedish empire and Eastern Orthodox Russia. For seven centuries, from the 12th century until 1809, it was part of Sweden.

76. FINLAND Main Outlines of Finnish history. finland 500 years on the Map of Europe. Finnish history the origins of the Finns - finland under Swedish rule http://www.helsinki.fi/~sedergre/finland5.html

FINLAND Travel in Finland Home Page Virtual Finland by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland Online Short description of Finland Finland map and facts Finland , economy, culture, politics and connections (Mofile) US Dept. of State Background Notes of Finland Helsinki for the Virtual Traveller , What's On, Where To Go and Clickable Map Where To Go in Helsinki Real time weather in Europe seen from a satellite (METEO-FRANCE). Finnish Festivals 1995 (music, opera, film, theatre, dance, etc.) Fintrip , Finnish Travel Guide The Gastronomy of Finland , written for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by Anna-Maija Tanttu Finnish Ethnographic Media Laboratory , "Hyper Kalevala"-project Alvar Aalto Museum Fintrip -Main page Finnair World Wide Wings Weather Forecast ... History of Finland The Essential History of Finland. Welcome to Otaniemi, Finland History of Finland The Sami in Finland: History The Sami in Finland Remorse homepage Remorse is here! Remorse is a non-professional heavy metal band from Kalajoki, Finland. History. Members. "Discography" Contact Remorse. Pekka Verronen... FINFO: Historia ARTIKKELIT. Main Outlines of Finnish History. Finland 500 years on the Map of Europe. The ancient religion of the Finns. Kalevala. LINKKEJÄ MUIHIN..

77. Finland -- Primary Documents Cultural history vignettes from northern Sweden, Norway, and finland. A Selection of Documents on the history of finland Swedish rule, Russian rule, http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/finland.html

History of Finland: Primary Documents The Prehistory of Finland in a Nutshell (Facsimile images and commentary) Nordmenn i italiensk 1500-talls plansjeverk Norsemen (and -women, including Lapps) as portrayed in 16th-century Italian illustrations. Tre forskningsresor i bilder Photos of Gustaf Hallström (1880-1962) from early 20th century research trips. Cultural history vignettes from northern Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Posted by the university library of Umeå (Sweden). (1907-1926; Photo facsimiles and diary transcriptions). The Gracious Manifesto of the Imperial Majesty The power manifesto of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, removing "local" legislation from the Grand Duchy of Finland. (15 February 1899; English translation) The Act Passed by the State Council and the State Duma Concerning the Procedure to be Complied With Issuing Laws and Decrees of All-Empire Significance for Finland Consolidating Russian control. Also available in French (30 June 1910; English translation) Manifesto Reinstating the Finnish Constitution Signed by Russian officials following the abdication of Nicholas II. Also available in Russian (20 March 1917; English translation)

78. Finland Guide Books buy Online home faq contact us shopping cart view order history checkout now 3, finland Insight Compact Guide £4.99 . 4, finland Insight Guide http://www.mapsworldwide.com/guide_books_1025ss0.htm

Guide Books - buy online from Mapsworldwide Guide Books road maps, walking maps, street maps and atlases - from Maps Worldwide Also Guide Bookstravel and accomodation guides Finland Guide Books buy online home faq contact us shopping cart ... checkout now Search Mapsworldwide view cart back to last item Finland Guide Books Finland > Guide Books Items 1 to 10 of 10 Finland - Culture Shock! (Kuperard, 198 x 130 mm, 174 pp, Soft cover) Finland - Culture Shock! "Deborah Swallow writes the way she has lived her life - with energy and full of wonder at each new discovery. The words tumble from her like a mountain stream - fresh, lively and ... Finland Insight Compact Guide Finland Insight Compact Guide This guide includes a chapter detailing Finland's history and culture, 12 tours taking in sights ranging from the architectural harmony of Helsinki's neoclassical Senate Square to ... Finland Insight Guide Finland Insight Guide Includes a section detailing Finland's history, 14 features covering the country's life and culture, ranging from its vast forested terrain to its top Formula One driver Mika Hakki... Frommers Scandinavia (John Wiley And Sons Ltd, Paperback, 636pp, 85 x 52mm)

79. History Of Finland Provides a history of finland from ancient times to the present. http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/finland.html

History of Finland Site Links Home Search this Site History Posters Africa ... Privacy Policy The origins of the Finnish people are still a matter of conjecture, although many scholars argue that their original home was in what is now west-central Siberia. The Finns arrived in their present territory thousands of years ago, pushing the indigenous Lapps into the more remote northern regions. Finnish and Lappishthe language of Finland's small Lapp minorityboth are Finno-Ugric languages and are in the Uralic rather than the Indo-European family. Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by Sweden's King Eric. During the ensuing centuries, Finland played an important role in the political life of the Swedish-Finnish realm, and Finnish soldiers often predominated in Swedish armies. Finns also formed a significant proportion of the first "Swedish" settlers in 17th-century America. Following Finland's incorporation into Sweden in the 12th century, Swedish became the dominant language, although Finnish recovered its predominance after a 19th-century resurgence of Finnish nationalism. Publication in 1835 of the Finnish national epic, The Kalevalaa collection of traditional myths and legendsfirst stirred the nationalism that later led to Finland's independence from Russia. In 1809, Finland was conquered by the armies of Czar Alexander I and thereafter remained an autonomous grand duchy connected with the Russian Empire until the end of 1917. On December 6, 1917, shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Finland declared its independence. In 1918, the country experienced a brief but bitter civil war that colored domestic politics for many years. During World War II, Finland fought the Soviet Union twicein the Winter War of 1939-40 and again in the Continuation War of 1941-44. This was followed by the Lapland War of 1944-45, when Finland fought against the Germans as they withdrew their forces from northern Finland.

80. EuroPark Finland History history. EuroPark, founded in 1998, is a Finnish car park operator, and the daughter company of Indigo Invest AS in Norway. Indigo Invest is owned by the http://www.europark.fi/history.asp

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