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Lonely Planet Finland

Lonely Planet Finland

by Jennifer Brewer | Marcus Lehtipuu

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

A practical guide to Finland featuring numerous maps and plenty of information on history, culture and attractions. (SCN18, $23.99)

A Short History of Finland

A Short History of Finland

by 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. (SCN19, $31.00)

Helsinki, A Cultural and Literary History

Helsinki, A Cultural and Literary History

by Neil Kent

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

A literary guide to Helsinki, its history and culture, organized 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)

Finland Map

Finland Map

by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed map of all Finland at a scale of 1:750,000. (SCN13, $12.95)

 
Bradt City Guide Helsinki

Bradt City Guide Helsinki


by Nigel Wallis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

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


by James Proctor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

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, $24.99)

Culture Smart! Finland

Culture Smart! Finland


by Terttu Leney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SCN41, $9.95)

Insight Guide Finland

Insight Guide Finland


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 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. (SCN08, $23.99)

A Frozen Hell, The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-40

A Frozen Hell, The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-40


by William R. Trotter

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 283 PAGES

The epic David and Goliath story of tiny Finland's gallant fight to overcome the military might of Russia during World War II. (SCN73, $15.95)

A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland

A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland


by T.K Derry

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 447 PAGES

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, $25.00)

Finland in the New Europe


by Max Jakobson

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

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

The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940


by Eloise Engle | Lauri Paananen

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

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

Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and Everday Realities, 1930-97


by Nina Stritzler-Levine | Marianne Aav

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 412 PAGES

A book on Finnish Modernism, featuring designs of the last seventy years. (SCN24, $50.00)

The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare


by Arto Paasilinna

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

"Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious idea: to play hooky for a while from life as we know it?" With these words from his foreword, Pico Iyer puts his finger on the exhilaratingly anarchic appeal of The Year of the Hare, the, ahem, hare-brained tale of a middle-aged Finnish journalist who ditches everything to roam the wilds of Lapland, with the lagomorph he nursed back to health as his only companion. (SCN71, $14.00)

The Kalevala


by Keith Bosley

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 679 PAGES

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

The Summer Book


by Tove Jansson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A modern Scandinavian classic, Jansson's sweet, slender novel follows a young girl and her grandmother as they while away a summer on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland. (SCN56, $14.00)

Winter Fire

Winter Fire


by William R. Trotter

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER

Mixing Norse mythology, military history and music (Jean Sibelius makes an appearance), Trotter spins an engrossing novel, set in the forests of Finland during WWII, of gifted orchestra conductor -- and Nazi intelligence officer -- Erich Ziegler and his quest to access local allegiance to the Nazi cause. (SCN72, $14.00)

Glaciers

Glaciers


by Michael Hambrey

  • SCIENCE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 376 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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, $87.00)

Lapland, A Natural History

Lapland, A Natural History


by Derek Ratcliffe

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia. (ARC182, $70.00)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

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