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Finland   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Insight Guide Finland  •  Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 322 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of Finland, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, nature and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. It includes sections on Helsinki, the Saami people -- and even Santa Claus. (SCN08, $23.95)
  Insight Guide Finland
A Short History of Finland  •  Fred Singleton  •  Anthony F. Upton
HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 209 PAGES
A concise, thoroughly readable and scholarly history of Finland from early settlement to Finland's admission into the European Union in 1995. Originally published in 1989 and revised and updated by A.F. Upton for this new paperback edition. It includes chapters on the land, people, nationalism, economy and spirit of Finland. (SCN19, $21.99)
  A Short History of Finland
Helsinki, A Cultural and Literary History  •  Neil Kent
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 247 PAGES
A literary guide to Helsinki, its history and culture, in the series Cities of the Imagination. Kent, an associate at Scott Polar Institute, organizes his thought-provoking overview into three sections: city of architects and engineers; city of music and arts; and city of hospitality. With maps and black-and-white illustrations. (SCN33, $15.00)
  Helsinki, A Cultural and Literary History
Finland Map  •   HEMA Maps
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A detailed map of all Finland at a scale of 1:750,000. (SCN13, $12.95)
  Finland Map
 

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Bradt City Guide Helsinki  •  Nigel Wallis   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This convenient pocket guide features an overview of the history and culture of Helsinki along with a few color photographs and maps. (SCN47, $13.99)
 
 
Bradt Lapland  •  James Proctor   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This practical guide in the popular series covers the nature, history and culture of the Sami lands of northernmost Scandinavia (Norway, Finland and Sweden) between the Arctic Circle and North Cape. (ARC207, $22.99)
 
 
Culture Smart! Finland  •  Terttu Leney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SCN41, $9.95)
 
 
Lonely Planet Finland  •  Jennifer Brewer  •  Marcus Lehtipuu   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to Finland. (SCN18, $22.99)
 
 
A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland  •  T.K Derry   • HISTORY  •  Scandinavia from prehistory to the present with chapters on the Viking and Lutheran kingdoms, medieval times, monarchies, the World Wars and modern period, emphasizing the common cultural, political and social backgrounds. (SCN03, $23.50)
 
 
Finland in the New Europe  •  Max Jakobson   • HISTORY  •  Jakobson, a Finnish diplomat, tells the story of a small nation that has emerged a winner from the ordeals of the twentieth century. (SCN55, $31.95)
 
 
The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940  •  Eloise Engle  •  Lauri Paananen   • HISTORY  •  The story of the 105-day campaign against Finland in the early days of WWII. This book displays how the Finns, though vastly outnumbered, showed great ingenuity in the field of battle. (SCN20, $19.95)
 
 
Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and Everday Realities, 1930-97  •  Nina Stritzler-Levine  •  Marianne Aav   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A book on Finnish Modernism, featuring designs of the last seventy years. (SCN24, $50.00)
 
 
The Kalevala  •  Keith Bosley   • LITERATURE  •  This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. (SCN14, $15.95)
 
 
The Summer Book  •  Tove Jansson  •  Thomas Teal   • LITERATURE  •  Tove Jansson's slender novel is a season told in episodes in the lives a six-year-old girl, awakening to existence, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of hers. (SCN56, $14.00)
 
 
Glaciers  •  Michael Hambrey   • SCIENCE  •  This lively, illustrated overview of glaciers and glacial phenomena from Scandinavia to Alaska, Antarctica and Central Park features 200 color photographs and expert commentary. (GEO03, $85.00)
 
 
Lapland, A Natural History  •  Derek Ratcliffe   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia. (ARC182, $65.00)
 
 
Birds of Europe  •  Killian Mullarney  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Peter J. Grant   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
 
 


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