Finland

Republic of Finland -- Suomen Tasavalta / Republiken Finland

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Finland Country Page Library of Congress
• US Embassy in Helsinki
• Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C.
• Statistics about Finland (CIA World Factbook)

International Organizations and Development Programs

• Office of the High Commisioner for Human Rights United Nations and Finland
• Finland and the IMF The IMF's Finland Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Virtual Finland Finland's official homepage. Lots of interesting historical and cultural information
• History of Finland: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
• BYU Scandinavian Studies A collection of internet links and online literature and documents

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• The Finnish National Gallery Information and exhibits online. Also, a museum guide for children
• Yliopisto-lehti Monthly Journal published by the University of Helsinki
• Finnish Music A guide to all types of Finnish music with links to audio sites

Online News Sites and Servers

• Helsingin Sanomat Finland's largest daily newspaper (in Finnish)
• Finnish Media A listing of media sources in Finland
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Finnish Language Study

• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• University of Helsinki The homepage of Finland's largest university
• The Fulbright Program A guide to applying for Fulbright fellowships and grants
• SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social science
• UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research grants and dissertation completion grants

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2005