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Finland Army, National Security And Defense Policy Handbook (World Business, Investment and Government Library) ... Read more

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This volume traces the political history of Finland from 1809 to 1998, a history that has been dominated by the country's geopolitical situation as a country that lies between Eastern and Western Europe. ... Read more

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Conflict and Compromise, Volume 3: Finland examineshistorical and developmental patterns during the Swedish, Russian andpost-independence periods of Finland's history. McRae outlines Finland'schanging social structures, showing how the language groupshave evolved within these structures in the twentieth century. Hecompares how Finnish-speaking and Swedish-speaking citizens perceivethemselves and other language groups, as well as the similarities anddifferences in their views on political and social issues. Further,the book describes in detail the constitutional and institutionalarrangements for languages in Finland's political and administrativesystem, as well as in education and the mass media. ... Read more

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Finland celebrated its 85th year of independence in 2002. It is one of the thirteen countries of the world that have preserved their democracy uninterrupted since the First World War. Despite its modest origins and difficult wartime experiences, this dynamic country is now a world leader in many spheres. In 2001 it was named the world's most technologically advanced and also the least corrupt country. Other studies have shown it to have one of the three most competitive economies, the best environmental sustainability, and the second most equal society. Such rapid developments has increased the need for information about Finland and what can be learned from its unique experience. This book offers an introduction to the country today, focusing on the most recent research into its politics, policies, and society, viewed in a comparitive context. ... Read more

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Finland: A Spy Guide (World Foreign Policy and Government Library) ... Read more

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The aim of this study is to explore European unity, with particular focus on Finland. The study argues that political diversity is itself a key characteristic of European unity. It approaches the reasons for this diversity in unity and makes it more concrete through the use of one example - Finland. The first argument of the study is that differences in views concerning European political unity can be explained through differences in political culture and traditions. The second argument is that these differences are of historical origin. The author attempts to point out the divisions in European political culture that are decisive with respect to the present integration project. Western European cultures are first analyzed as far as their general relationship to the idea of political community is concerned. Thereafter, the idea of a united Europe is brought into focus, first in its earlier phases, then in its present form. In the latter part of the book, more careful attention is paid to Finnish political culture and to the way Finland has related to the idea of a united Europe. ... Read more

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Amongst the areas covered in this text are feminist debates on family ideology, the Welfare State and caring, the emergence of the homemaker occupation in the activity of civic organizations and the nature of caring work in the semi-public sphere. ... Read more

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A discussion paper which analyzes the key priorities for four EU member states at the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference of the European Union which is set to revise the Maastricht Treaty. Written by experts from each country, the paper analyzes the views of the main actors in the IGC debate and offers an insight into the different interests and balances of opinion within the EU as the conference evolves. This report covers Finland, France, Italy and the Netherlands. ... Read more

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Disjointed but interesting for the perspective it gives
Mauno Koivisto was President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. Ths book is a series of snapshots of events and discussions he was involved in as President, together with commentary on various aspects of Finland's involvement, largely from a foreign policy perspective and uniquely focused on Finland's role as a close neighbour of the Soviet Union. The conflict between the Soviet Union's desire to draw Finland ever more closely into the Soviet orbit, and Finland's desire, and continuing policy of remaining neutral is clearly stated and illustrated.

The book is set out as a series of very disjointed accounts of various meetings and events. The reader is pretty much left to piece these together as best they can. The focus is overwhelmingly on foreign affairs, with pretty much nothing on events internal to Finland. As such, it's more of an ancillary resource for anyone interested in Finland's role in international affairs, partiularly the ongoing US-Soviet negotiations, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the regaining of independance by the Baltic States. We also get Koivisto's take on "Finlandization" and how Finland tried to balance off the need to maintain good relations with the Soviet Union vis-a-vis their desire to maintain their independance.

An interesting read, but without any prior knowledge of Finland, Finnish history and the circumstances and events of Finland's involvement in WW2, it would be difficult for a reader to put in context much of what Koivisto relates. One also needs to keep in mind that this book was written initially for a Finnish audience who would know this. ... Read more

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Discussing the relationship between Finland and Russia, this text covers both economic and security factors relevant to the relaxing of the border between the two countries. While Finland would like to become a "gateway" to the East, the Moscow government's concern is the regional economies. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Northern Ontario Business, published by Laurentian Business Publishing, Inc. on June 1, 2002. The length of the article is 564 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Finland: a conduit for businesses.(science and technology)(Brief Article)
Author: Gwen Merchant
Publication: Northern Ontario Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2002
Publisher: Laurentian Business Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 22Issue: 8Page: 2(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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Completely updated and revised for this new edition, our unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has an amazing collection of the finest federal documents and resources about Finland, providing encyclopedic coverage of all aspects of the country. This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over one hundred thousand pages reproduced in Adobe Acrobat format! There is complete coverage of newsworthy material about Finland, including doing business, agriculture, commercial guides, ISAF in Afghanistan, nuclear power, War on Terror, diplomatic list, economic reports, Finns in America, European Union, and more.This incredible and comprehensive series on the countries of the world contains material from the State Department, Department of Defense, White House, and cabinet agencies including Agriculture, Energy, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.There is complete information about geography, people, government, the economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.In addition to the nation-specific material, as a bonus we have included reports about every country on the globe, with 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities identified by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable "world encyclopedia" reference book.This incredible two CD-ROM set is packed with over 100,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of page ... Read more

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Completely updated and revised for this new edition, our unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has an amazing collection of the finest federal documents and resources about Finland, providing encyclopedic coverage of all aspects of the country. This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over one hundred thousand pages reproduced in Adobe Acrobat format! There is complete coverage of newsworthy material about Finland, including doing business, agriculture, commercial guides, ISAF in Afghanistan, nuclear power, War on Terror, diplomatic list, economic reports, Finns in America, European Union, and more.This incredible and comprehensive series on the countries of the world contains material from the State Department, Department of Defense, White House, and cabinet agencies including Agriculture, Energy, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.There is complete information about geography, people, government, the economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.In addition to the nation-specific material, as a bonus we have included reports about every country on the globe, with 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities identified by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable "world encyclopedia" reference book.This incredible two CD-ROM set is packed with over 100,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of page ... Read more

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