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Suomi tänään - Finland Today

• Date and Time in Finland
• YLE - Finnish Broadcasting Company - Daily News in Real Audio
• Newsroon Finland by Virtual Finland - Daily and Older News in English
• STT - Suomen Tietotoimisto - Finnish News Agency (in Finnish and in Swedish)
• Helsingin Sanomat International Edition
• MTV3 - News (in Finnish)
• sirkus.com - Daily News and Information (in Finnish)
• Verkkouutiset - Net News (in Finnish)
• Pressi.com - Press Information
• Weather in Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute
• Weather Service Finland - (Mainly in Finnish)
• Virtual Weather by Mikko Rauhala (mainly in Finnish)
• Current Weather in Vantaa, Finland by Vaisala

Ajankohtaista - Seasonal Information

• Travel in Finland
• Finland for Visitors by Finnish Tourist Board
• Finland Festivals (in Finnish, Swedish, English, German and French)

Suomi-infoa - Facts and Information of Finland

• Europa - Yes, we are in Europa!
• EURO - Our New Currency (in Finnish and in Swedish)
• Eduskunnan kirjaston EU-tiedonlähdeopas (in Finnish)
• Suomalainen Eurooppa-tiedotus - Europe Information
• Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers - We are also a Nordic Country
• Virtual Finland by The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
• Finland in CIA's The World Fact Book 1998
• Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti - President of Finland, Tarja Halonen
• Valtioneuvosto ja ministeriöt - Council of State and Ministries
• Suomen Eduskunta - Parliament of Finland
• Valtiokonttori - State Treasury
• Puolustusvoimat - The Finnish Defence Forces
• Rajavartiolaitos - Frontier Guard
• Merenkulkulaitos - Finnish Maritime Administration
• Poliisi - The Police Forces
• Suomen Pankki - The Bank of Finland
• KELA - The Social Insurance Institution
• Työhallinto - Employment Services
• Suomen Posti - Finland Post Ltd
• CIMO - Centre for International Mobility
• Discover Finland - information about education, training and youth issues in Finland BY CIMO
• Lääninhallitukset - Provincial Governments (in Finnish) (in English)
• Maakuntien liitot - Regional Councils
• Virallistiedon tietopalvelu - Official Information (in Finnish)
• Valtion säädöstietopankki (in Finnish and Swedish only)
• STT - Suomen Tietotoimisto - Finnish News Agency (in Finnish and in Swedish)
• Tilastokeskus - Statistics Finland
• ETLA - The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
• EVA - Centre for Business and Policy Studies
• Taloudellinen Tiedotustoimisto - Economical Information Office (mainly in Finnish)
• Finnfacts - Information on Finnish Industry and Economy by TaT
• Finnish Economy by the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT)
• Finland Exports - Suomen ulkomaankauppaliitto (mainly in Finnish)
• HEX Ltd, Helsinki Stock Exchange
• HY:n kirjasto - Suomen kansalliskirjasto - The National Library of Finland
• Kansallisarkisto - The National Archive (in Finnish)
• Suomen kirkot - Finnish Churces (in Finnish)
• VTT - The Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Maanmittauslaitos - The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS)
• Geologinen tutkimuskeskus - The Geological Survey of Finland (GSF)
• Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuslaitos - Research Center of Domestic Languages
• Tullin tietopalvelu - National Boards of Customs (in Finnish)
• Travel in Finland
• MEK - Finland for Visitors by Finnish Tourist Board
• Finnra - Tiehallitus - The Finnish National Road Administration
• VR - Finnish Railways
• World Wide Wings - Finnair
• Ilmailulaitos - Airport Information - Tulevat ja lähtevät lennot!
• ExpressBus - A Consortium of 30 Express Bus Companies
• Suomen Liikunta ja Urheilu - Finnish Sport Federation
• Suomen Luonnonsuojeluliitto - Finnish Assocation for Nature Conservation
• Suomen museoliitto - Finnish Museums Association - Everything about Finnish museums
• Suomi-Seura - Finland Society (A Cultural Bridge for Finns All Over the World)
• Finnish Language - Some Basics by Jukka Korpela
• Kansalaisen käsikirja - Medborgarens handbok - Citizen's guide

Kaupunkeja - Some Cities

Helsinki (the Capital)

• Helsinki - City of Helsinki
• 2000.hel.fi - European Culture City 2000
• Helsinki - Tourism Information
• Helsinki.net - Helsinki Portal
• Tapahtumat.net - Event Calendar for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
• Helsinki Arena 2000
• Virtuaali Helsinki - Virtual Helsinki
• LIVE Galleria!
• HKL - Helsinki City Transport
• Stadin taivaan alla - Under the Helsinki City Sky Photo Archive
• Slangi.net (in Finnish [?])

Others

• Espoo - City of Espoo
• Vantaa - City of Vantaa
• Tampere - City of Tampere
• Turku - City of Turku
• Oulu - City of Oulu
• Kuntaposti - Kuntaliitto, kunnat ja kaupungit esittäytyvät - Information of the Local Authorities
• Surf Finland - Explore Finnish Municipalities & Cities

Yliopistot ja korkeakoulut - Universities

• University of Helsinki
• Sibelius Academy - The Only Music University in Finland
• University of Art and Design
• List of all the Universities in Finland (listed in Finnish)

Suomalaisia linkkikokoelmia - Finnish Meta Links and Portals

• haku.net - A WWW Archive of the Finnish Pages
• Ihmemaan haku - A Search Engine for the Finnish Pages
• Jippii - Another Search Engine for the Finnish Pages
• Kolumbuksen Kompassi - A Search Engine for the Finnish Pages by Finnet-Yhtiöt
• Eemeli - E-mail-osoitteita - E-mail Addresses (in Finland and in Finnish)
• WebInfo - Suomen kotisivuhakemisto (in Finnish)
• Fennica - Suomi internetissä -hakemisto - Finland on internet (in Finnish)
• Welcome to Finland Online by Publiscan
• Internet Resourses in Finland - a clickable map
• Registered Domain Names in Finland (from HUT)
• Finn Street - Finnish Internet links by GSI Consulting
• Go Aland - Infocenter of Aland Island
• Lapland - Lappi kutsuu - Information Server in Lapland
• Auroring - North Finland Business Server
• Santa´s Lapland and Christmas Club - Links etc.
• SYKE - Suomen yleisten kirjastojen etusivu - Public Libraries in Finland
• Lisko - laaja kokoelma linkkejä - Huge Link Collection (mainly in Finnish)
• ALKU - linkkejä suomalaisiin WWW-palveluihin - Links to Finnish Sites
• WebStudio - Koko Suomi Verkossa - Finland on WWW
• Kaapelisolmu suosittelee - Knot at the Cable recommends
• Makupalat - A Huge Collection of Links by the Library of City of Hämeenlinna
• Finlandia Net 2000 - A Lot of Categorized Pages
• Sonera Plaza - Services of Sonera Finland
• Kolumbus kanava - Kolumbus Services
• Trade Point Finland Ltd. - The marketplace; Finnish companies, products and business information
• Kultuurikanava (in Finnish)
• kulttuuri.net - Gateway to Finnish Culture on the Net - Portti suomalaiseen kulttuuriin netissä
• Keltaiset sivut karttapalveluilla - Yellow pages with maps (Finnish enterprises; in Finnish)
• Suomalaisia yrityksiä - Finnish Enterprises
• Contact Finland - A Guide to Finnish Business Services, Organizations and Authorities
• Tiedotusvälineet verkossa - Finnish Media on Net
• Metsä-Suomi - Forest Finland
• Music Finland
• RockData - Ultimate Knowledgebase of Finnish Rock
• Äänilevystö - Finnish Records by YLE with historical sound clips (in Finnish)
• Suomen Äänitearkisto ry - Finnish Institute of Recorded Sound
• Urheilu Online - Sports in Finland (in Finnish)
• Finland - A Link Collection by Sibelius Academy
• Finnish Art and Culture on the Web by UIAH
• Juminkeko - An Information Centre for the Kalevala and karelian Culture
• Sukututkimus - Genealogical Research in Finland
• Yritystele - Contact information of Finnish Companies (in Finnish)
• Kaupat.com - Finnish webstores
• Antikka.net - Finnish Antiquaries on Web (in Finnish)
• Finland Festivals (in Finnish, Swedish, English, German and French)
• Suomineito - The Finnish Maiden - A collection of Finnish women's links

Sekalaisia kiinnostavia sivuja - Interesting Sites

• WTF-O - Welcome to Finland Online (in English, German and French!)
• Weather in Finland (by YLE)
• The Finnish Way of Life by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The Finnish Sauna Society
The Sauna Site
• The Finnish Sauna - Descriptions, Instructions and References
• Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights - Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (photographs by Jyrki Manninen)
• POLKU - Pohjoisen luontokuvaajat - A Lot of Beautiful Photograps of Finnish Nature
• Photos of Finland by Pentti Nakari
• Comma Pictures - Image Office with Online Catalog
• Maamme - Vårt Land - National Anthem (in Finnish and in Swedish)
• Kalevala - The Famous Finnish Saga in Finnish
• C.G. Mannerheim - The former Marshal and President of Finland
• President Martti Ahtisaari (1994-2000)
• Finnish Design - Everything about Finnish design
• Kalevala Koru - Kalevala® Jewellery
• Christmas in Cyberspace with Information of Santa Claus etc. by Mofile
• A blast through SW Finland by by Greg Rubidge
• ALKO - The Vanishing Alcohol Monopoly of Finland (in Finnish)
• Finlandia - Vodka of Finland
• Sampo - Arctic Icebreaker
• Suomi tietoyhteiskunnaksi - Opi lastesi huominen (in Finnish)
• YLE - The National Broadcasting Company (mainly in Finnish)
• MTV3 - A Commercial TV Channel
• Nelonen - An other Commercial TV Channel
• Radio CityNet - A Commercial Radio Channel with an Excellent WWW Site (in English too!)
• Finnish Travel Reservations - WebTravel
• A4 Media - Media-alan palveluja kuluttajille ja yrityksille - A Media Company
• Audioinfo - Reaaliaikainen äänivälitysjärjestelmä - Press Conferences and related events live via Internet
• Helsingin Sanomat - The NetExtra for the Biggest Newspaper in Finland (in Finnish; subscription needed)
• Yliopisto-lehti (mainly in Finnish)
• Iltalehti Online - Daily Evening News in Finnish
• Ilta-Sanomat - Another DEN (only the topics and some other information in Finnish)
• City-lehti (in Finnish)
• AikakauslehtiTori - Magazines in Finland - Aikakauslehtien liitto
• Kauppalehti (in Finnish)
• Koululaisten Freenet - Freenet Finland
• Aarresaari - Extreme Sport and Adventure Education (in Finnish)
• Kansallisooppera - The National Opera
• Kansallisteatteri - The National Theatre
• Valtion taidemuseo - The Finnish National Gallery
• KIASMA - The Museum of Contemporary Art
• Lasipalatsi - Film and Media Centre in the heart of Helsinki
• Agricola - The Finnish History Network
• A selection of events and documents on the history of Finland by Pauli Kruhse
• The Alvar Aalto Foundation - Museum, Archives, Academy
• Jean Sibelius - The Legendary Finnish Composer. A biography by Sibelius Museum.
• Jean Sibelius links by Ritva Raesmaa
• CultNet Finland including BookNet
• Suomalaisen elokuvan LUMO - The Magic of Finnish Cinema
• Kupla - Balloon by Finnish Comics Society
• ArtTur - Art and Artists in City of Turku
• Daisy's Amazing Discoveries - The 1. Ever Net Drama Serie (in English too!)
• Art Noir - Camera Work by Famous Nordic Artists
• Sinkut.net - Suomen suosituin kohtaamispaikka (in Finnish)
• Pori Jazz
• Matti Pellonpää in Memoriam
• MCL - MultiCultural Library - A Nordic joint venture
• Kulttuurivihkot - A Culture Magazine (in Finnish)
• Project Runeberg - An Open and Voluntary Initiative to Create and Collect Free Electronic Editions of Classic Nordic literature and Art
• HyperKalevala - Information of the CD-ROM version of Finnish National Epos Kalevala
• Sähköiset säkeet - electric verse written by living Finnish and Finland-Swedish poets
• (M)edeia proudly presents infamous Marita Liulia's Ambitious Bitch - A Multimedia Dive into Feminity
• Kaj Stenvall - Duck Painter
• Kay Vikström - Blacksmith and Knivemaker
• Valamon luostari - The Monastery of Valamo
• Saami-tietoutta - The Sami in Finland
• Matkailu Saamenmaassa - Travelling in the Land of Sami
• Heureka - The Finnish Science Center
• Olympiastadion - The Olympic Stadium of Helsinki
• Mika Häkkinen - F1 Driver - Champion 1998
• Tommi Mäkinen - Rally Driver - Triple World Champion
• Mika Salo - F1 Driver
• Nokia - An International Telecommunications and Electronics Group
• Sonera - An International Telecommunications Company
• Vaisala - Measuring the Environment
• Fazer - Confectionery, Bakeries and Restaurant Services
• Juke Boss - An Online Record Store (in Finnish)
• Digelius Music Paradise - Online Scandinavian Musicstore
• Pahkasika - Finnish Humour Magazine
• Kylähullu Konttori - Nutcase Office
• HurrarNet - Finnish-Swedish Net
• Finnish Literature Forum
• Lenin-museo - The Lenin Museum at Tampere, Finland
• Tavastia Klubi - A Legendary Rock Club in Helsinki
• Suomi College in Michigan, USA
• Vereniging Nederland-Finland - The Dutch-Finnish club in Holland
• Uljas Koitto Temperance Society - Finns in Quincy, Massachusetts

AltaVista - Something Still Missing?

• AltaVista - Maailmanlaajuinen hakurobotti suomenkielisin ohjein!
• AltaVista - The Search Engine in English