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World Wide Web Virtual Library - Finnish History Index - English
URL: http://www.iue.it/LIB/SISSCO/VL/hist-finland/chronological.html

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Finnish Family History Research Beginner's Guide - English
URL: http://members.aol.com/DSSaari/guide.htm

This guide is based on my experience using the records from the Kannus, Kaustinen, Isokyrц, and Veteli parishes in Vaasan Lддni, Finland. Records from other parishes in western Finland should be similar. I don’t have any personal experience with the records from other regions of Finland.

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History of Finland - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/finland_history.html

Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by Sweden's King Eric. During the ensuing centuries, Finland played an important role in the political life of the Swedish-Finnish realm, and Finnish soldiers often predominated in Swedish armies.

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History of Finland - English
URL: http://www.hut.fi/~juheikki/FINLAND/history.htm

Until the 12th century, the region known as Finland remained in a political vacuum, with both the Roman Catholic Church from Sweden and the Greek Orthodox Church from Novgorod, i.e. Russia, having their eyes on it. In the mid 12th century however the south-west Finland (Finland Proper) was brought under the Swedish dominion and Christian faith.

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History of Finland and the Finnish People from ice age to WWII. - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/3818/EARLYFIN.HTM

Finland and the Finno-Ugric people's languages a part of the Uralic Family of languages. The Uralic Family Home Page isabout these Northern people which includes Finland, Estonia, parts of Latvia, Karelia, Hungary, and Mari El, just to name a few.

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History of Finland - English
URL: http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~jonmak/Finland.html

Prehistoric Beginnings. Under the Swedish Realm. As Part of the Russian Empire. Fighting for Independence. Today and Tomorrow.

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History of Finland (the s.c.nordic FAQ) - English
URL: http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq43.html

A chronology of important dates. Grand Dukes and presidents of Finland.

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Finland -- Primary Documents - English
URL: http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/finland.html

A Selection of Documents on the History of Finland. Finnish Constitution. History of Finnish Governments. Finnish Council of State.

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WorldGenWeb "Family History Finland" - English
URL: http://www.open.org/~rumcd/genweb/finn.html

Help for those doing Finnish genealogy or family history.

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World Wide Web Virtual Library - Finnish History Index - English
URL: http://www.iue.it/LIB/SISSCO/VL/hist-finland/Index.html

Libraries and Library Resources. Electronic Journals and Resources. Archives, Archival Resources and Museums. Newsgroups and Discussion Forums. History Departments and Scientific Associations.

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History of Finland - English
URL: http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/hist.html

A Chronology of Finnish History. Main Outlines of Finnish History. The Prehistory of Finland. Finland 500 years on the Map of Europe. National Biography of Finland.

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History of Finland - English
URL: http://www.pp.clinet.fi/~pkr01/historia/history.html

A selection of events and documents on the history of Finland(Swedish rule c.1200-1809,Russian rule 1809-1917,etc...).

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Magnus Ducatus Finlandiae - English, Russian
URL: http://www.mapserv.ru/new/r/antique/HistFin.htm

История Финляндии на картах XVI - XX веков. Коллекция из 109 изображений старых карт, иллюстрирующая историю страны с начала XVII века до наших дней. Карты из собрания Отдела Картографии Российской Национальной Библиотеки в Санкт-Петербурге.

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