Finland & Finns Category

Finland & Finns category covers general information about Finland and Finns. Many of the links found here are cross-referenced with other more subject-specific lists in other categories.

Updated: Thu 14 Sep 2006

• About Finland
  Finland Economy. Finland Defense. Finland Geography. Finland Government. Finland History. Finland People. National Anthem - Lyrics. Related Links.
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• Alta Vista Simple Search - Finland
  Numerous links to almost any items on Finland
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• An Internet Guide to Finnish Customs & Manners
  Written for Virtual Finland by Dr. Olli Alho, programme director, Finnish Broadcasting Company. Delightful drawings by Pekka Vuori. Concise but interesting sections on: Religion, Sex and gender, Talking, Mobile phones, Languages, Names and titles, Greeting, Eating, Drinking, Smoking, Visiting and The sauna. A valuable read for anyone not familiar with Finnish customs and manners - if only to gain reassurance that there is little chance of committing social gaffes or irreparable breaches of etiquette.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• An Introduction to the Sami People
  An award-winning site presented from an indigenous perspective. General Information - History, Homeland, Music, Art, Politics, Reindeer. Events - Elections, Native week, New Sami cultural centre. Issues - Exploitation, Images, Landrights, Catch 22, Lies & disinformation. Other - Further reading and a few links. Why should the term Lapp not be used? "The term Lapp means a patch of cloth for mending, thus the name suggests that the Sami are wearing patched clothes, a derogatory term."
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• Background Note: Finland, March 1997
  A profile of Finland released by the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, U.S. Department of State: Geography. People. Government. Economy. U.S.-Finnish Relations. Foreign Relations. Historical Highlights. Travel & Business Information. Other Electronic Information.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• BBC News: Country profile: Finland
  Brief history of Finland plus many statistics of Finland.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Canada-Europe: Finland
  General Relations and Trade. Fact Sheet - Finland. Bilateral Relations with Canada - Finland. Overview - Finland.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Country, Economy and Regional Information - Finland
  By the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Country Profiles - Finland
  Finnish manners explained.
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• Country Study and Guide: Swedish-Speaking Finns
  Good overview.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Destination Finland
  Summaries - quick tour of Finland. Brief descriptions of Finland and Finns. Areas covered include quick facts on travel, culture, history, population, geography (map), cities, national parks, museums, industries, major trading partners, plus environment - wildlife and flora.
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• Detailed Country Profile - Finland
  View information about Finland in the following categories (plus maps flags, stats., etc.): Crime. Economy. Education. Energy. Environment. Geography. Government. Health. Identification. Labor Language. Media. Military. People. Religion. Sports. Transportation.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Directory Finfo: Finland Information Pages
  A comprehensive source of information about Finland. Feature articles by independent specialists. Covers: General Information | National Symbols | Society & Institutions | History | Economy & Industry | International Relations | News & Media | Education & Research | The Finnish Way of Life | Arts & Entertainment | Nature & Environment | Famous Finns | Picture Book of Finland | Events in Finland | Travel Information.
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• Discover Finland
  A concise treatment of Finnish Life & Culture plus sections on Studying Finnish, Practical Training, Youth Exchange and a small selection of links.
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• Discoveries: Atenium for Children
  Paintings are oriented towards teaching children about art.
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• DNA Identifies Child Victim of Titanic Shipwreck
  A fascinating and poignant story of special interest to Finns.
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• Economist.com - Country Briefings: Finland
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Embassy of Finland, Washington DC
  Excellent official site. Following is a sampling of topics covered: General info about Finland & Finns, its history & geography. Maps. Info re. Tourist, Business and Transit visas to Finland. Trade info including corporate and government links. Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce. Finnish language programs in the US. Bulletin board. Daily news from Finland. Lots of internal & external links.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Encarta On-Line Finland
  Capsule info on Finland's land & resources, population, economy, government, and history.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Enchanting Finland
  Offers both stories and information about Finland plus oodles of travel packages which will introduce you to Finnish nature and culture. Very nice sections on Finns, Origins, Forest, Water, Activities, Travel facts and links much in multi-media presentation form. A fine website indeed!
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Encyclopedia Titanica
  "A unique resource for anyone interested in the Titanic. Over 2,100 individual passenger and crew biographies, regularly updated passenger and crew listings, exclusive research articles and ongoing discussions about the Titanic." Various search criteria can be used, e.g., using search term Finland produces list of Finnish passengers with comments.
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• Equality and the Gender Perspective in Working Life
  Studies carried out at the Work Research Centre, a unit of the University of Tampere Research Institute for Social Sciences: e.g., Gendered Practices in Working Life. Transformations, Power and Gender at White-Collar Workplaces. The Reconciliation of Work and Family Life.
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• Facts about Finland
  Good general information website. e.g., Geography. Climate. People. Finnish Fare. Language. Religion. History. Government. Foreign Policy. Media. Business. Research. Arts. Sports. High Tech. For Finnish Americans. For Students. For Travellers.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• FINFO - Finnish genes
  A nice article written by Marja-Liisa Savontaus, Docent of human genetics at the University of Turku on Finnish genetic roots.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland
  General info. Statistics. Scouting and jamboree.
  Updated: Fri 11 Aug 2006
  
  
• Finland: a Country Study
  Edited by Eric Solsten and Sandra W. Meditz, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress USA. Research completed December 1988. "This study is an attempt to treat in a compact and objective manner the dominant social, political, economic, and military aspects of contemporary Finland. Sources of information included scholarly books, journals, and monographs, official reports of governments and international organizations, numerous periodicals, and interviews with individuals having special competence in Finnish and Nordic affairs." A comprehensive work.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland: A Country Study
  Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the US Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army - edited by Eric Solsten and Sandra Meditz. It contains the following main sections: Historical Settings. The Society and It's Environment. The Economy. Government & Politics. National Security. Each section is further divided into many sub sections. A few have relevant links. A nice illustration of the lion rampant, the Finnish National symbol, is given at the beginning. Appendixes, an extensive Bibliography for further study and a useful Glossary conclude the study.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland - Altapedia Online
  "Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world."
  Updated: Wed 14 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finland and Finns
  Amnesty International: Publications on Finland.
  Updated: Tue 25 Oct 2005
  
  
• Finland - Country Profile
  Extensive coverage of all aspects - Country. Geography. Society. Economy. Transportation and Communications. Government and Politics. National Security. etc.. (1upinfo.com/ covers most countries of the world.)
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998
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• Finland: Demographics
  Geography. People. Government. Economy. Communications. Transportation. Military. Trans-National Issues.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland - Encarta Online Concise
  Microsoft Encarta, a free concise encyclopedia article: Introduction to Finland. Land and Resources. Population. Economy. Government. History. A commercial Deluxe article which is 5 times as long is also available.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland has Purest Water the World, 2003 (122 countries listed)
  Info included in article entitled UN: Report Warns Of World Water Crisis In Coming Decades.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland NYC, Finland Information
  Events, Consular Services, Links to things and places Finnish.
  Updated: Sat 18 Feb 2006
  
  
• Finland Public Services – Immigrants and Emigrants
  "The Finnish legal system applies to all foreigners in Finland. Foreigners who are legally resident in Finland are free to travel and to choose where they live, and are also free to leave the country. Although differences exist between the rights and obligations of Finns and foreigners, everyone is equal before the law. EU citizens may travel, work and study freely within all EU Member States." A comprehensive site with details and links for: Missions, Consular services and Documents. Immigrants in Finland. Moving to Finland. Moving from Finland.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland Stays Close to the Summit in World Competitiveness
  The latest survey by the Lausanne-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) again ranks Finland as the third most competitive country in the world.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland, The Best in the World: Some Recent Poll Results
  Finnish sites and categories voted best in Europe and the world extracted from the cited website include: "Best country to travel in Europe. Finnish Embassy in Berlin the best new building in the world in 2001. United Nations Development Programme 2001 says that Finland is the best country in the world in using and developing today`s new technology. More internet connections per person in Finland than anywhere else in the world. The World Economic Forum rated Finland as the global leader in information technology. IATA`s Global Airport Monitor Survey 2001 based on the opinions of over 90,000 passengers gave the airport of Helsinki (Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport) two first prizes: The best airport in Europe and the best airport in the world in the category of airports under 15 million passengers. The users of Amanda Internet Portal (open only for travel business professionals) also made choices in June 2001: The best airline in Europe was Finnair; The best airline in the world was Thai Airways International, with Finnair ranking second. The OECD programme for international student assesment says that Finnish teenage schoolchildren perform better than any others in mathematics and reading. Finland was the only nation placed in the top five in all of the tree disciplines that were assessed in PISA. Finland is the least corrupt nation in the world (Transparency International, Global Corruption Report). WEF ranked the business environment in Finland the best in the world in 2001. WEF says that Finland is the most competitive nation in the world and IMD says that Finland is the most competitive nation in Europe and the third most competitive in the world in 2001. ESI 2002 ranking says that Finland´s place is at the top of World Economic Forum´s Environmental Sustainability Index. A United Nations (UN) report (published on March 5th, 2003) ranks 122 countries on the quality of their water supplies. According to this UN water report Finnish water is the purest in the world."
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland, The Country that Innovates
  Written for Virtual Finland by Kari Sipilä, Foundation for Finnish Inventions. Summarizes the inventions and inventiveness of the Finns with examples. In per-capita patent applications and patents granted, Finland is fourth worldwide, after Japan, Germany, and the US.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland was a Poor Country
  Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure and Dan Olson produced this feature about the Finns who came to northern Minnesota at the turn of the century. Real Audio documentary and written transcript. Includes a suggested reading list re. Finnish Americans and others who emigrated to northeastern Minnesota.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland - Winter
  By Finnish Tourist Board. Winter activities by region. Slide show.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnfacts - Country Facts
  Country facts plus an abridged Internet version of Story of Finland booklet published by the Economic Information Office. A bountiful, yet concise, source of information on Finnish history, Finnish industry and economy of Finland. Archives of Finnfacts Newsletter (which covers topical issues on Finnish industry and economy as well as general information material on Finnish industry) is available online in pdf format.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Achievements
  Describes a few of the areas where Finland excels: e.g. Quality of Life, Telecommunications, Childcare, Investment in Education and the Arts, Consumption - coffee and newspapers, Lifestyle, Islands, Lakes and Forests, Motor Sports. Makes one proud to be a Finn.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Alliance (FA) - a Finnish Cultural Organization
  The objectives of The Finnish Alliance are to strengthen Finnish consciousness and culture. Includes a section on "Great and Famous Finns". "The element Gadolinium was named for the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin, whose original Finnish surname was Isolin."
  Updated: Sat 8 Apr 2006
  
  
• Finnish Families
  Written for Virtual Finland by Leena Kartovaara, Senior Statistician, Statistics Finland. Interesting statistics. Finns leave their parents' home at an early age. Common-law marriages popular. Moderate birth rate, childlessness commonplace. Typical family includes two children. Divorces are common. Two-thirds of all families with children still in the care of married couples. Second families. Two-income households the most common. Public meals - a help in the daily routine. "Empty nests" increasingly common.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Hollywood
  Finns in Hollywood and Hollywood in Finland (Hollywood movies shot in Finland and other International productions). Updated July 1, 2005
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Maiden
  A collection of Finnish women's links, such as Women in Finland, Women's status in Finland, Women artists, Men & Women, Green Women's Association, Women entrepreneurs in Finland, Women lawyers in Finland, etc. Effective website.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Pride - SISU
  Products showcasing Finland and Finnish themes, as well as Scandinavia, Europe, and travel in general. Apparel, photographs, posters, and cards.
  Updated: Mon 1 May 2006
  
  
• Finnish Pride - SISU
  Updated: Mon 1 May 2006
  
  
• Finnish Tourist Board - The Finnish Way of Life
  Covers many aspects of Finnish culture and everyday life in Finland.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish War Children
  By Irene Virtala Tystnaden talar - Om finländska krigsbarn i skönlitteraturen (Finnish War Children in Literature) Web Reports No. 5, Migrationsinstitutet, Turku 2004.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Woman
  Women in Finland were the first in the world to exercise their democratic right to vote and also stand for election. This page is a series of articles on women (such as Milestones for Finnish Women, Women's Status in Finland, Women's Rights in Finland, Finnish Women Architects, Finnish Women Artists, etc.) to commemorate this world "first".
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finns Abroad
  Contains many links to articles about Finns abroad.
  Updated: Thu 12 Jan 2006
  
  
• Foreigners in Finland
  Written for Virtual Finland by Olavi Koivukangas, Ph.D. Institute of Migration, Turku. Statistics on immigration to Finland - where from, how many, etc.. Finland's current "foreign community" is about 1.7% of Finland's population.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Forests & Finnish Culture
  Written for Virtual Finland by Aarne Reunala, Director Finnish Forest Research Institute, Helsinki Research Centre. The highly evolved Finnish culture has its roots deep in the forests. Links to articles on: History of hunting and swidden cultivation / Cattle in the forests / 300 years of tar distillation / Home, sweet home - of wood / Culture of growing trees - silviculture / Cultural and spiritual traditions / National identity in the forests
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• General Rankings by Country
  Do you want to see how Finland ranks relative to other countries in the following categories? Richest. Most Murderous. Most Populous. Most Militaristic. Most Taxed. Poorest. Longest Living. Most Generous. Most Educated. Most Athletic. Largest. Most Corrupt. Most Trigger Happy. Fastest Growing. Youngest. Most Square-eyed.... Plus More Stats.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Geographic.Org Country Profiles - Finland
  Geography. People. Government. Economy. Communications. Transportation. Military. Transnational Issues.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• HISTORY of KARELIA
  The history of Karelia is colorful, rich about mighty and dramatic encounterings -- tragic in its destiny. It fascinates me, and terrifies me - and - well - I was born there. Unfortunately I have not seen many texts in Internet describing Karelian history, and somebody may need it.
  Updated: Wed 2 Nov 2005
  
  
• Info Finland
  General info on Finland.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• MSN Learning and Research
  Encarta Encyclopedia. Introduction. Land and Resources. Population. Economy. Government. History. Finnish Americans. Finnish Language. Finnish Literature. Helsinki, capital. Russo-Finnish War. Scandinavia. Arts, music, and literature. Land. Finland Facts and Figures. Dynamic City maps. And more. Some of the items are exclusive features of MSN Encarta Plus for subscribers only.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• National Minorities in Finland
  Written for Virtual Finland by Frank Horn, professor The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law University of Lappland. A historical treatment of the subject which includes: The Finland Swedes or the Swedish Speakers of Finland. The Autonomous Regime of Åland. The Sami (Lapps). The Rom. The Old Russians. Jewry in Finland. The Tatars.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• New York Times on the Web
  5568 Results on articles on Finland.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Nordic FAQ - 4 of 7 - Finland
  A FAQ file for the newsgroup Soc.Culture.Nordic.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• "Welcome But..." Life Management and Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Finland
  Article by Ismo Söderling, Ph.D, on immigration to Finland in the 1990s. Lots of polling results. Might be swiched to a new address for the Institute of Migration Web Site.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Romanians in Finland
  A very small community of about 500 people. Websites, email addresses and links.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Rovaniemi, Santa's Hometown
  History of Santa Claus, Santa Claus' Office, Santa Claus' Village, Santa's Post Office, SantaPark. Each year 500,000 visitors visit Santa Claus Village located in Rovaniemi.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Sami People
  "The Sami are one of the indigenous peoples in Europe." Sami population. Sami symbols. Sami language.
  Updated: Fri 28 Oct 2005
  
  
• Samis or Lapps
  Brief article on the Samis including sections on Location of Sami inhabitation | Populations in the various countries of Sami inhabitation | Turning points in the history of the Samis | Danger signs | Signs of hope.
  Updated: Tue 30 May 2006
  
  
• Santa Claus, Father Christmas
  Written for Virtual Finland by Sinikka Salokorpi. Drawing by Pekka Vuori. All about Santa Claus with reference to the Finnish Santa. Links.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Search NGS Library for Finland
  A keyword search for "Finland" found 170 publications on Finland dating back to 1789 and possibly earlier. (Jan 1999)
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Short biography of John Hanson
  Hanson was of Finnish descent. He ordered foreign troops off American soil. Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States (which all presidents since been required to use on all official documents). He also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, the first Foreign Affairs Department and Thanksgiving Day). He served in office from November 5, 1781 until November 3, 1782, making him the first President under the Articles of Confederation.
  Updated: Thu 10 Nov 2005
  
  
• Swede-Finns (in Finland)
  Includes a map of Finland showing Swedish speaking population centers. Also lists in tabular form all these towns with links.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Swedish in Finland
  This concise but informative document covers Legislation, Language climate, Education, Press, Radio & TV, Political parties, The church, The Swedish Assembly of Finland or Folktinget plus relative populations Swedish/Finnish.
  Updated: Tue 24 Jan 2006
  
  
• The Finnish Institute in London
  General articles and information on Finland, updated regularly.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• The Finnish Way of Life
  Many articles by various writers on the Finnish way of life - traditions, music, song, origin of Finns, Finnish sayings, national costumes, foods, sport and so on.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• The Finns in America
  This presentation provides information about immigration from Finland to the United States, and about the activities of Finnish-American immigrants in the United States from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Information is contained in a chronology and selected bibliography
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• The Foreigner's Guide to Finland
  The other side. An exaggerated and sometimes indelicate, tongue-in-cheek writeup about Finland and it's peoples.
  Updated: Sun 2 Apr 2006
  
  
• The Genetic History of Finns
  Updated: Thu 14 Sep 2006
  
  
• The National Anthem of Finland
  Listen to national anthem of Finland and other countries.
  Updated: Wed 26 Oct 2005
  
  
• The Origin of Finns
  In interesting site. Gives a history of Finland
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• The Sami in Finland
  A concise treatment of the Samis in Finland.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• The Swede-Finn population
  A page from The Swedish Finn Historical Society website listing towns and municipalities in Finland where Swedish is spoken. The page includes a "% of population" column.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• The Washington Times - Finland
  A Special International Report by the Washington Times–contains many interesting articles on various subjects such as politics, economics, famous Finns, education, etc..
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• The World Fact Book
  Numerous items about Finland. This page was last updated on 1 November, 2005
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Time Line of Finland
  A chronology of key events in Finnish history.
  Updated: Tue 25 Oct 2005
  
  
• Tribute to Leif Mether
  A poem written and submitted by a FinnGen mailing list member in memory of Leif Mether.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Uralic Family Homepage
  Finnish Related People's History, Culture and Language. Topics include: maps, culture, history, photos, language, literature, music, songs, business, news. Karelian food and music. Links.
  Updated: Tue 30 May 2006
  
  
• U.S. Department of State: Background Note - Finland
  Excellent, concise background Note.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Virtual Finland Factsheet Finland
  Go to Directory - General Information - Fact Sheet Finland. Nice concise treatment of Finland facts. Geography, Climate, People, Language, Religion, History, Government, Foreign Policy, Press, Television and Radio, Education.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Virtual Finland - The Finnish Way of Life
  Feature articles by independent specialists giving credence to the fact that what you read in FINFO is objective, original, interesting and factual. "We give you information, not just a list of links" is FINFO's motto. Articles cover: Traditional Finnish Festivities (Christmas in Finland, Finnish Easter Traditions, White Caps and Roses), Finland and the Finns as seen by others, New Knowledge about the Origin of the Finns, Swedish in Finland, The Finnish Language, Finnish National Costume, Finnish Wedding Customs, Finnish Recipes, The Gastronomy of Finland, On Sport in Finland, Bare facts of the Sauna, The Sauna as a National Symbol and lots more.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Väestöliitto - The Family Federation of Finland
  "Väestöliitto is a non-governmental central organisation founded in 1941 specializing in matters related to families and population. Väestöliitto has 26 member organisations. It has approximately 100 full-time employees and 190 part-time childminders." Sections cover its aims, population policy principles, its functions, financing, links to member organizations. Also: Infertility clinic. Child care service. Contact information.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Welcome to Finland Online
  Articles on regions, culture, education, sports, companies and economic affairs of Finland. A nice surfing site, frequently updated with keyword search capability. Finnish related links.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Welcome to time.com
  Searching all of time.com archives with the search term Finland brings up 104 articles (Sep. 2001) in which Finland is mentioned. Some articles are free; others are not.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• What Makes a Finn Happy?
  Written for Virtual Finland by Joe Brady. Top the list was a home of one's own.
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• WHERE DO FINNS COME FROM?
  Not long ago, cytogenetic experts stirred up a controversy with their "ground-breaking" findings on the origins of the Finnish and Sami peoples. Cytogenetics is by no means a new tool in bioanthropological research, however. As early as the 1960s and '70s, Finnish researchers made the significant discovery that one quarter of the Finns' genetic stock is Siberian, and three quarters is European in origin.
  Updated: Fri 4 Nov 2005
  
  
• Where do the Finns Come From?
  Written for Virtual Finland by Christian Carpelan, Licentiate in Archaeology and a researcher at the University of Helsinki. Bioanthropology: tracing our genetic roots. The riddle of the Sámis. Philology: tracing our linguistic heritage. Archaeology reveals the age of ancient settlements. Scandinavia settled by continental Europeans. Eastern Europe: a melting pot. Proto-Uralic stems from eastern Europe?
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005
  
  
• Yahoo Search - Finland
  Some 36 categories and over 500 sites for Finland (Dec 10 1998).
  Updated: Fri 11 Nov 2005