This book includes a section detailing Finland's history, 10 features covering the country's life and culture, ranging from its vast forested terrain to its top Formula One driver Mika Hakkinen, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 14 maps.
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Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
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Finland for Finlanders,
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This book was more expensive than similar books for other European countries. Sometimes it seemed as though it had been written for other Finlanders, instead of for tourists or researchers. I was not impressed, although the photos are color and a few are actually intriguing.
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Good value, well written and with pictures os good quality.
And,...nice country. JA
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8000 BC Tribes from eastern Europe (ancestors of present-day Sami) settle the Finnish Arctic coast. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Soviet Union, Santa Claus, Alvar Aalto, Winter War, Arctic Circle, Art Nouveau, Aland Islands, Grand Duchy, Tsar Alexander, Gulf of Bothnia, Gustav Vasa, Senate Square, European Union, Middle Ages, Continuation War, Eliel Saarinen, Gulf of Finland, Ice Age, Jean Sibelius, Marshal Mannerheim, New York, Paavo Nurmi, United Nations, Albert Edelfelt New!
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8000 BC Tribes from eastern Europe (ancestors of present-day Sami) settle the Finnish Arctic coast. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Soviet Union, Santa Claus, Alvar Aalto, Winter War, Arctic Circle, Art Nouveau, Aland Islands, Grand Duchy, Tsar Alexander, Gulf of Bothnia, Gustav Vasa, Senate Square, European Union, Middle Ages, Continuation War, Eliel Saarinen, Gulf of Finland, Ice Age, Jean Sibelius, Marshal Mannerheim, New York, Paavo Nurmi, United Nations, Albert Edelfelt New!
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- Alvar Aalto, 1898-1976: Paradise for the Man in the Street (Taschen Basic Architecture) by Louna Lahti on page 264, and page 266
- A Guide to Finnish Architecture by Jouni Kaipia in Back Matter
- Chamber Music (The World of Music) by Alexander Hyatt King on page 89
- The Blue Mother (Modern Scandinavian Literature in Translation) by Christer Kihlman on page 96
- A Short History of Finland by Fred Singleton in Back Matter
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