Insight Guide Finland

by Ross, Zoe

• ISBN13: 9789814120395
• ISBN10: 9814120391
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Insight Guides

Summary

Insight Guide Finland includes a section detailing Finland's history, 10 features covering aspects of the type's life and culture, ranging from A Wilderness Experience to Music and film, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus 14 mpas and many high quality photographs.

Table of Contents

Introduction
A Place in Europe	15	(3)
History
Decisive Dates	18	(3)
The Finns Arrive	21	(4)
Birth of a Nation	25	(8)
Living with Russia	33	(10)
The Two Wars	43	(10)
A Shift in Balance	53	(16)
Features
The Finnish Character	69	(8)
Art, Architecture and Design	77	(10)
Music and Film	87	(8)
The Writer's Dilemma	95	(4)
Finns Who Speak Swedish	99	(8)
The Sami and Their Land	107	(4)
Rally Drivers to Runners	111	(8)
Food and Drink	119	(8)
In Defence of Greenness	127	(6)
A Wilderness Experience	133
Insight on...
Festivals	92	(46)
Lapland Christmas	138	(52)
Saunas	190	(60)
Summer Life	250
Information panels
A Winter Journey	29	(34)
Ladies First	63	(10)
Finnish Youth	73	(10)
Glass & Wood	83	(14)
The Moomins	97	(6)
Immigrants	103	(77)
The Baltic States	180	(87)
Canoeing	267	(7)
Karelians	274	(7)
Hunting	281
Places
Introduction	147	(6)
Helsinki	153	(32)
West of Helsinki	185	(8)
Southern Finland	193	(10)
Western Finland	203	(26)
The Aland Islands	229	(8)
The West Coast	237	(16)
Lakeland	253	(18)
Karelia & Kuusamo	271	(14)
Lapland	285	(15)
Travel Tips
Getting Acquainted	300	(1)
Planning the Trip	301	(2)
Practical Tips	303	(2)
Getting Around	305	(2)
Where to Stay	307	(3)
Where to Eat	310	(2)
Culture	312	(4)
Sports	316	(1)
Language	317