Henrik meinander henrik meinander captures the fascinating contours of finnish history, culture, and society in this brisk and bold portrait. While the first 90 years under russian rule were beneficial to the development of the city and the finnish nation, the russification of finland began in 1899, during the reign of nicholas ii. Concise history of finland cambridge concise histories kirby, davidf on amazon. History of finland also include, finland culture, finland government and politics, finland art and culture, finland tourism and investment. Finland also forms a symbolic northern border between western and eastern europe.
A history of finland by henrik meinander the anglofinnish society. Stone age cultures were kunda, comb ceramic, corded ware, kiukainen, and polja cultures. Presentday finland became habitable in about 8,000 b. Finland biography finland, county biography finland, county, town biography you may also find some biographical information in finnish local history books. Henry albinson has 98 books on goodreads with 473 ratings. The finnish bronze age started in approximately 1,500 bc and the iron age started in 500 bc and lasted until 1,300 ad. These volumes consist of digital reproductions of historical illustrations and portraits. Welcome to our finland family history research page. I have never read a single volume history of one of my favorite countries, finland. Military history of finland during world war ii wikipedia. There is an excellent website and more information about the author to be found at. To read about the background of these events, see history of finland. An armchair travellers history of finland jonathan clements on amazon.
Concise history of finland cambridge concise histories. The amazing story of finland in world war ii, 19391945 a soldier with a pack reindeer, on slippery ice, near the tiny village of nautsi, in northern lapland, finland, on october 26, 1941. Hence, so much of finnish history is swedish history and russian history. A project for digitizing archived materials finlands family history association ffha was founded in 2004. A short history of finland by fred singleton author book description this is a second edition of the successful study of finland in the english language. Finland genealogy family tree history parish records 12. Finland is one of the worlds most northern and geographically remote countries and is subject to a severe climate.
Henry albinsons most popular book is finland history. Assorted referenceseducational developmentsflag historyfortifications read more. The world travel guide wtg is the flagship digital consumer brand within the columbus travel media portfolio. List of books and articles about finnish history online research. List of books and articles about finnish history online. This finland history genealogy collection an electronic library of 12 historical books in searchable pdf format relating to the people of the country of finland going back several centuries.
Nearly twothirds of finland is blanketed by thick woodlands. A short history of finland traces the historical development of the country from its settlement by the finns in the first millennium ad to the present time, exploring finlands. Please tell us if you would like to recommend continued access to it. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. Ideal for students and general readers, the history of finland is part of greenwoods histories of modern nations series. A comprehensive guide to the worlds best travel destinations, its print heritage stretches back more than 30 years, with the online portal reaching its 20year anniversary in 2019.
This is a collection of articles presenting finnish genealogy, history. Helsinkis role as a capital resulted in its being the location of many prominent events in 19th and 20th century finnish history. A list of books and articles concerning the winter war and the continuation war, excluding literature in finnish and russian. Do you like 400 page long history books about scandinavia from the 1970s that.
The goal of our association is to provide an online source of archived materials such as communion books, census records etc. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. As relations with the soviet union changed during the war, finland was placed in the unusual situation of being for, then against and then for the overall interests of the allied powers the first two major conflicts in which finland was directly involved were the defensive winter war. History of finland and the finnish people from ice age to. Finland was first settled around 8300 bc, immediately after the last ice age. When he rose to the throne at the age of just 17 in 1611, finland was a strategically important region because of. That is not to say i dont spend a lot of time reading about finland before and after trips i take there. If a library can have only one book on modern finnish history, this is the one.
With over thirty nations histories in print, these books provide readers with a concise, uptodate history of countries throughout the world. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your finland ancestors. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Articles and books about genealogy, history, migration, and traditions. After the fall of the soviet union in 1991, finland made efforts to join the european union eu. After the treaty of noteborg in 23, most of finland was a part of sweden. It borders on the gulf of bothnia and sweden in the west, on norway in the north, on russia in the east, and on the gulf of finland and the baltic sea in the south.
Finland participated in the second world war, twice battling the soviet union, and then against nazi germany. Finland history, scandinavian history, books barnes. The military history of finland consists of hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern finland. Finnish iron age cultures can be separated into finnish proper, tavastian, and karelian cultures. Meinanders history is relatively short, probably because the history of independent finland is relatively short. The history of finland begins around 9,000 bc during the end of the last glacial period. From the 1970s to 1990s the number of students increased in all levels lankinen, 121120. The region of finland was swedens buffer against the east, and the borders shifted many times in various wars. Books on finland scandinavian history from broughs books. For most of finlands history, the country had lived on the periphery of world events, but for a few weeks during the winter of 193940, finland stood at. There were no picture or graphsi like history books with pictures and graph and. The amazing story of finland in world war ii, 19391945. Timeline of important chronological events in finnish history.
You can find collective biographies at the family history library in the locality search of the familysearch catalog under. Scandinavian history, european history, books barnes. Choice, outstanding academic title neither publisher nor author was lacking selfconfidence when they decided to produce this survey of finnish history. Professor of history at the university of helsinki, author of several books on finnish history.
Discover librarianselected research resources on finnish history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. The unfortunate thing about this history is that the earliest chronicles were written by swedes, and much of ethnic finnish culture and events before and well after the swedish crusades has escaped written record altogether. He begins with the countrys early history as a member of the swedish. The original form was very centralized but later became decentralized in the 1980s. But as jonathan clements shows in an armchair travellers history of finland. Join our tour of prose, poetry and publishing and finlandswedish books. Meinander is a master of elegant compression and writes with precision and subtlety. Certainly there were finns who arrived in first centuries ad but they did not fill a vacuum when they got there. The book presents a diverse and vivid history of the reign of gustavus adolphus possibly the most important ruler in swedish history his era and his impact on finland. This second edition presents the reader with a clear and concise summary of finnish history and geography.
Finnish history is a bit odd, because finland is a recent creation, while the finns have been inhabiting their homeland since the neolithic. History finnish history is the story of a people who for centuries were a wrestling mat between two heavyweights on either side. Concise history of finland, from its part in the swedish kingdom to. Books literature from the land of a thousand lakes. Henrik meinander is professor of history at the university of helsinki and the author of many acclaimed books on finnish and nordic history. The book blends politics, economy and culture to show how human and natural resources in. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about finlands geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. Our picks for ten of the best finnish books will take you through the countrys history in the care of writers and characters who will guide you in a way that history.
The site has links to all the archives the author has visited, a historical timeline of the most important events in finnish history, and a list with links about 45 of the most notable finns. Infoplease has everything you need to know about finland. The timeline is drawn from the book the history of finland. For about 500 years, finnish history is swedish history. Archaeological evidence of prehistoric warfare is largely incomplete, primarily because prehistoric skeletons, which might bear. History of finland lonely planet travel information. There is no doubt that finland the area between lake onega and norway has been inhabited for thousands of years, yet history books often make the mistake of stating that the finns came to finland sometime in the first millennium.
983 631 1236 1412 8 931 711 235 912 38 205 1534 1433 219 364 1186 117 1223 1121 1376 624 1127 619 1138 128 139 1018 1453 1002 1042 356 1011 524 457 387 458 147 92