| Finnish
History & Culture |
| Chronology
of Finnish History |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/chrohist.html |
| Helsinki
Online Encyclopedia |
| http://www.aktivist.fi/inenglish/ |
| Greater
Helsinki Information |
| http://www.hel.fi/english/index.html |
| Winter War History |
| http://www.kevos4.com/Part%201%20The%20Winter%20War%20Background.htm |
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| Finnish
Print & Broadcast Media |
| YLE
News |
| http://www.yle.fi/ |
| YLE Television and Radio Webcasts |
| http://www.yle.fi/yle24/videosali/ |
| Helsingin
Sanomat, Finland's Largest Newspaper |
| http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/ |
| Finland
Journal (English Language Journal for Foreigners
in Finland) |
| http://www.finlandjournal.com/ |
| Ilta-Sanomat,
Finland's Second Largest Newspaper |
| http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ |
| Turun
Sanomat, Turku Area Newpaper |
| http://www.turunsanomat.fi/ |
| Hufvudstadsbladet,
Finland's Largest Swedish Language Newspaper |
| http://www.hbl.fi/cgi-bin/mediaweb |
| Kuvalehti
Tabloid |
| http://www.kuvalehti.fi/ |
| Finnish
Media Links |
| http://www.tvradioworld.com/region3/fin/Radio_TV_On_Internet.asp |
| Extensive
Finnish Newspaper Links |
| http://www.belcho.be/bellink/newspapers/Europe/Finland/ |
| Finnish-Language Blogs hosted by Helsingin Sanomat |
| http://blogit.hs.fi/ |
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| Notable
Finns |
| Famous
Finns |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/famo.html |
| National
Biiography of Finland |
| http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/english.html |
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| Finnish
Cities & Maps |
| Helsinki |
| http://www.hel.fi/english/
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| Turku |
| http://www.turku.fi |
| Oulu |
| http://www.oulu.fi |
| Tampere |
| http://www.tampere.fi |
| Jyväskylä |
| http://www.jyvaskyla.fi |
| Joensuu |
| http://www.joensuu.fi/ |
| Kuopio |
| http://www.kuopio.fi |
| Savonlinna |
| http://www.savonlinna.fi/ |
| Rovaniemi |
| http://www.rovaniemi.fi/ |
| Enlargeable Finland Map (Library of Congress) |
| http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g6960.ct001018 |
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| Study
Abroad and International Exchange Information |
| Center
for International Mobility (CIMO) |
| http://finland.cimo.fi/ |
| Study
Abroad Programs (For All Ages and Career Levels) |
| http://www.amscan.org/study_finland.html |
| International
Student Information & Links (Joensuu University) |
| http://www.joensuu.fi/students/links.html
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| International
Student Guide (Kuopio University), .pdf file |
| http://www.uku.fi/intl/english/guide/guide.pdf
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| Finnish
Language Resources |
| Online
Finnish-English Dictionary |
| http://www.tracetech.net/sanat/ |
| Online
Finnish-English Dictionary |
| http://efe.scape.net/index.php |
| Finnish
Online Verb Conjugator |
| http://www.verbix.com/languages/finnish.shtml |
| Finnish
Morphological Analyzer (Finds Root Forms of Inflected Words) |
| http://www.xrce.xerox.com/competencies/content-analysis/demos/finnish.en.html |
| Finnish
Language Lessons |
| http://www.edu.fi/oppimateriaalit/ymmarrasuomea/kotisivu.htm |
| YLE
Finnish Broadcasting Language-Learning Pages (Audio and
Video Clips) |
| http://www.yle.fi/opinportti/supisuomea/ |
| Finnish
Language Page, Jyväskylä University |
| http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/opetus/s2/ |
| Finnish Grammar Overview |
| http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~pamakine/kieli/suomi/ |
| Finnish
Language Course, Oulu University |
| http://cc.oulu.fi/~mkarjala/soh2/ |
| Useful
Finnish Verbs (and Conjugations) |
| http://www.edu.fi/oppimateriaalit/ymmarrasuomea/verbmenu.htm |
| Finnish
for Foreigners (Basic Course with Audio Clips) |
| http://donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/FinnishForForeigners/parts-index.htm |
| Brief
Introduction to the Finnish Language |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finnlang.html |
| Time
Expressions in Finnish |
| http://www.uta.fi/~km56049/finnish/timexp.html |
| Fundamental Vocabulary
Finnish Flashcards (large .pdf file) |
| http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/language/FinnishFlashCards.pdf |
| Finnish Language Yahoo Group (free signup required) |
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Finnish/ |
| Simplified
News in Finnish |
| http://www.papunet.net/selko/uutiset/?kat=1 |
| Searchable Finnish Bible (Protestant) |
| http://www.koivuniemi.com/cgi-bin/raamattuhaku |
| Article on the Origins and Characteristics
of the Finnish Language |
| http://www.helsinki.fi/~jolaakso/fufaq.html |
| Finnish
Names (Meanings and Derivations) |
| http://koti.mbnet.fi/pasenka/names/ |
| Article
on Old Finnish Names and Transcription Issues |
| http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/FinnishNamesArticle.htm |
| Humorous (but Accurate) Translations of Finnish
Last Names |
| http://teppo.tv/names/ |
| Finnish
Literature Society |
| http://www.finlit.fi/fili/ |
| Introduction
to the Kalevala (the Finnish National Epic) |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/kalevala.html |
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| Grants
for Research and Study in Finland |
| Finlandia
Foundation |
| http://www.finlandiafoundation.org/ |
| American
Scandinavian Foundation |
| http://www.amscan.org/ |
| Fulbright
Educational Exchanges |
| http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright/ |
| Finland
Society (Suomi-Seura) |
| http://www.suomi-seura.fi/ |
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| Books
and Libraries |
| Finnish
Online Bookstore |
| http://www.suomalainen.com |
| Finnish
Academic Bookstore |
| http://www.akateeminen.com/
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| Helsinki
University Library |
| http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/english/index.htm |
| Finnish
Libraries |
| http://www.libraries.fi/ |
| UC Berkeley Library Finnish Collection Webpage |
| http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Collections/Germanic/finland.html |
| Finnish Libraries on the Web (General and Specialized) |
| http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/Finland.html |
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| Photographs
of Finland |
| Helsinki
Region |
| http://photoweb.lodestone.org/folder/1008/ |
| Aerial
Images of Helsinki (Series) |
| http://213.138.148.10/scripts/helsinki.asp?ikuva=1 |
| Photographs of Major Churches, Monuments, and
Fortresses |
| http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/index.html |
| Live Webcam Shots of Major Cities throughout
Finland |
| http://www.yle.fi/suominyt/ |
| Gallery of Daily Photos (Mostly Helsinki Area) |
| http://taivasalla.net/index_eng.html |
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| Architecture,
Urban Design, and Design |
| Finnish
Architecture in the 20th Century |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/arkkitehtuuri.html |
| Central
Helsinki Interactive Architectural Map & Photo Database |
| http://www.korttelit.fi/ |
| Senate
Square Historical Information |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/senaatti.html |
| Great
Buildings (inlcuding Finnish Architects) |
| http://www.greatbuildingsonline.com/ |
| Helsinki
City Museum |
| http://www.hel.fi/kaumuseo/english/suokohde.html |
| Art
Nouveau in Helsinki |
| http://www.artnouveau-net.com/english/city/helsinki/index.html |
| Design
Museum, Helsinki |
| http://www.designmuseum.fi/en/ |
| Design
Forum Finland |
| http://www.designforum.fi/servlet/dfpage?did=1001 |
| Photographs
of Major Churches, Monuments, and Fortresses |
| http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/index.html |
| Northern Pohjanmaa Churches |
| http://www.kirjastovirma.net/kirkot/ |
| The
City of Turku |
| http://www.turku.fi/english/homepage/index.html |
| Alvar
Aalto Museum |
| http://www.jkl.fi/aalto/ |
| The
City of Rauma |
| http://www.oldrauma.fi/english/ |
| The
City of Hämeenlinna |
| http://www.hameenlinna.fi/english/ |
| The
City of Porvoo |
| http://www.porvoo.fi/ |
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| Opera,
Classical and Popular Music |
| Finnish
Music Information Center (FIMIC) |
| http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf?open |
| Finnish
National Opera |
| http://www.operafin.fi/ |
| Savonlinna
Opera Festival |
| http://www.operafestival.fi/en/ |
| Overview
of Finnish Music |
| http://www.musicfinland.com/ |
| Finnish
Jazz Federation |
| http://www.jazzfin.com/ |
| Finland
Festivals |
| http://www.festivals.fi/ |
| Finnish
Folk Tunes |
| http://www.jyu.fi/musica/sks/index_en.html |
| Finnish
Pop Music and Film |
| http://www.stara.fi/bandistara.php |
| Laappeenranta Sandcastle Festival |
| http://www3.lappeenranta.fi/hiekkalinna/ |
| Karita Mattila |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26168 |
| Esa-Pekka Salonen |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26174 |
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| Visual
Arts, Museums, Dance, Film and Culture |
| Art
& Culture Links |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/arts.html |
| Finnish
National Gallery |
| http://www.fng.fi/fng/rootnew/en/vtm/etusivu.htm |
| The
National Museum of Finland |
| http://www.nba.fi/NATMUS/Kmeng.html |
| Finnish
Film Archive |
| http://www.sea.fi/english/ |
| Film
Information in Finnish (Commercial DVD Site) |
| http://www.dvdkotelo.com/ |
| Finnish Hollywood |
| http://www25.brinkster.com/finhollywood/classic.html |
| Kiasma
Museum of Contemporary Art |
| http://www.kiasma.fi/www/index.php |
| Retretti
Art Musuem |
| http://www.retretti.fi/ |
| National
Board of Antiquities |
| http://www.nba.fi/Home.htm |
| Finnish
Dance Information Center |
| http://www.danceinfo.fi/english/ |
| Comprehensive
Finnish Culture Site (Kulttuuri.net) |
| http://www.kulttuuri.net/english/ |
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| Nature |
| Finnish
Museum of Natural History |
| http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi |
| Arktikum
Museum, Rovaniemi |
| http://www.arktikum.fi/ |
| Finnish
Forest Museum |
| http://www.lusto.fi/ |
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| Government
and Transportation |
| The
Finnish Government |
| http://www.government.fi/vn/liston/base.lsp?k=en |
| Public
Services in Finland |
| http://www.suomi.fi/english/ |
| Newsroom
Finland |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/news/ |
| The
President of the Republic |
| http://www.tpk.fi/english/ |
| Maps
of Finland |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finnmap.html |
| Finnair
Airlines |
| http://www.finnair.com |
| Finnish
Railways |
| http://www.vr.fi/heo/index.html |
| Finnish Traffic Center and Live Traffic Cams |
| http://www.tiehallinto.fi/alk/english/frames/liikenne-frame.html |
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| Miscellaneous
General Culture |
| Wikipedia (Finnish Version) |
| http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etusivu |
| The
Finns in America (Library of Congress) |
| http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/FinnsAmer/finchro.html |
| Finnish
Sauna Society |
| http://www.sauna.fi/ |
| Overview
of Scandinavian (Nordic) Immigration to America (Library of
Congress) |
| http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/scandinavian7.html |
| Geneology
(Finnish-Heritage, Searchable Parish Databases) |
| http://www.genealogia.fi/
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| Institute
of Migration (Searchable Migration Databases) |
| http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/ |
| American
Finnish Reporter (Heritage Newspaper from Finlandia College,
Michigan) |
| http://www.finnishamericanreporter.com/ |
| San
Francisco Bay Area Finnish Network (Bilingual Local Events
and News) |
| http://www.bayareafinnishnetwork.org/index.html |
| Finnish
Recipes |
| http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/recipes.html |
| Finland-Related Souvenirs and Apparel |
| http://www.zazzle.com/nordia* |
| Finnish
Sports Federation |
| http://www.slu.fi/slu-esittely/finnish_sports_federation/ |
| Kimi
Raikkonen, Forumla One Driver |
| http://www.racecar.co.uk/kimi/index.html |
| Mika
Hakkonen, Formula One Driver |
| http://www.hakkinen.net/ |
| Extensive Collection of Cultural Links from
Genealogia.fi |
| http://www.genealogia.fi/finnlinks/ |
| Finland-related Links from the Sibelius Academy |
| http://www2.siba.fi/finland.html |
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| Finnish
Minorities |
| Finnish
Minorities Link |
| http://www.suomi.fi/english/society_and_citizens/languages_and_minorities/ |
| Article on the Finnish Romani and Their Language (.pdf) |
| http://www.svenska.gu.se/~svelb/pblctns/FinnishRomani.pdf |
| Finnish
Romani (Gypsy) Mission Newspaper & Society |
| http://www.romanomissio.fi/rboodos.htm |
| European
Roma Rights Centre |
| http://www.errc.org/ |
| Romani Archive and Documentation Center (International) |
| http://radoc.net:8088/ |
| Lapland
(and Sámi Cultural
Info) |
| http://www.lapland.fi/ |
| Sámi Links
(UC-Berkeley Baltic-Nordic Portal) |
| http://ies.berkeley.edu/bnp/balticnordic/sami.htm |
| Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Organization (SETA) |
| http://www.seta.fi/ |
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| Major
Religious Denominations |
| The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| http://www.evl.fi/english/ |
| The
Finnish Orthodox Church |
| http://www.ort.fi/ |
| The
Catholic Church in Finland |
| http://www.catholic.fi/ |
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| Higher
Education |
| Comprehensive
Link to Higher Education |
| http://www.opintoluotsi.fi/ |
| Finnish
Virtual University |
| http://www.virtuaaliamk.fi/channels/www/eng/etusivu.html |
| Finnish
Polytechnics Websites |
| http://www.arene.fi/english/ |
| University of Lapland |
| http://www.ulapland.fi/ |
| University of the Arctic (Multinational) |
| http://www.uarctic.org/Frontpage.aspx?m=3 |
| Ministry
of Education |
| http://www.minedu.fi/minedu/index.html |
| Open
University in Finland |
| http://www.avoinyliopisto.fi/english/ |
| National
Board of Education |
| http://www.oph.fi/frontpage.asp?path=1 |
| International
Computer Science Institute, UC-Berkeley |
| http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/ |
| Institute
of European Studies, UC-Berkeley |
| http://ies.berkeley.edu/ |
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| Finnish
Web Portals with Search Engines |
| Sonera
Plaza |
| http://www.soneraplaza.fi |
| Elisa |
| http://elisa.net |
| Suomi24 |
| http://www.suomi24.fi |
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| Though
we have tried to include an overview of various aspects of
Finnish culture, no set of links can be comprehensive. If
there is something important you feel we overlooked, or if
a link is no longer active, please let us know. In the meantime,
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