| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> FinlandFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Finland**Library of Congress Call Number DL1012                   .A74 1990**- Finland  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security   Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Paul Rood)                          - Origins                           of the Finns  The                           Era of Swedish Rule, c. 1150-1809- Medieval                               Society and Economy  The                               Kalmar UnionThe                               Reformation
- Finland                               and the Swedish Empire   The                           Russian Grand Duchy of Finland, 1809-1917- The                               Rise of Finnish Nationalism  Social                               and Economic DevelopmentsThe                               Era of Russification
- Independence                           and the Interwar Era, 1917-39    - The                               Finnish Civil War  The                               Establishment of Finnish DemocracyFinnish                               Security Policy Between the Wars
- World                           War II, 1939-45    - The                               Winter War  The                               Continuation WarThe                               Lapland War
- The                               Effects of the War   The                           Postwar Era- The                               Cold War and the Treaty of 1948  Domestic                               Developments and Foreign Politics, 1948-66Finland                               in the Era of Consensus, 1966-81
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Eric Solsten)                       
Geography
Size,                               External Boundaries, and Geology
- Landform                               Regions  ClimateDemography
External                               Migration
- Internal                               Migration  UrbanizationSocial                           Structure
Occupational                               and Wage Structure
- Class                               Structure   Family                           Life- Marriage  Status                               of WomenMinority                           Groups
Lapps
- Swedish-speaking                               Finns  GypsiesJewish                               and Muslim Communities
- Religion    - Role                               of Religion  Lutheran                               Church of Finland- Revivalist                                   Movements Within the Lutheran Church  Organization                                   and Duties of the Lutheran ChurchOrthodox                               Church of Finland
- Smaller                               Registered Churches   Education- Primary                               and Secondary Education  Higher                               EducationAdult                               Education
- Public                           Welfare    - Growth                               of the Social Welfare System  Organization                               of the Welfare SystemIncome                               Security Programs Classified as Social Insurance
National                                   Pension Plan
- Employee                                   Pension Plans  Sickness                                   InsuranceUnemployment                                   Insurance
- Workmen's                                   Compensation   Income                               Security Classified as Welfare- Family                                   Aid  Welfare                                   ServicesChild-Care                                   Services
- Services                                   for the Disabled  Services                                   for Substance AbusersHealth                               System
Development                                   of the Health System
- Organization                                   of the Health System  Health                                   ProblemsLiving                           Conditions
Protection                               of the Environment
- Housing       - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Paul M. Pitman III)                            - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy        - Economic                               Development  Structure                               of the EconomyRole                           of Government
Macroeconomic                               Policy
- Public                               Finance   Human                           Resources- Employment  Industrial                               RelationsAgriculture,                           Forestry, Fisheries
Agriculture
Farms                                   and Farmers
- Agricultural                                   Policy  Farm                                   Production PatternsForestry
- Fisheries   Energy                           and Mineral Resources- Energy  MineralsIndustry
Industrial                               Policy
- Wood-Processing                               Industries  Metal                               Industries- Basic                                   Metals  Machine                                   BuildingTransport                                   Equipment
- Electrical                                   Equipment and High Technology   Other                               IndustriesServices
Banking                               and Finance
- Transportation                               and Communications  TourismForeign                           Economic Relations
Foreign                               Trade
- Finnish                               Direct Investment Abroad  Balance                               of PaymentsRegional                               Economic Integration
Ties                                   to West European Markets
- Finnish-Soviet                                   Cooperation        - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Eric Solsten)                            - Constitutional                           Framework        - Constitutional                               Development  The                               ConstitutionGovernmental                           institutions
Legislature
- President  Council                               of StateLegal                               System
- Civil                               Service  Provincial                               AdministrationLocal                               Administration
- Electoral                               System  Aland                               IslandsPolitical                           Dynamics
The                               Social Democratic Party
- The                               Center Party  The                               National Coalition PartyThe                               Communist Party of Finland
- The                               Swedish People's Party  Smaller                               Parties and the GreensInterest                               Groups
- The                               Presidential Election of 1982 and Koivisto's Presidency  The                               Parliamentary Election of 1983The                               Parliamentary Election of 1987
- The                               Presidential Election of 1988  Mass                               MediaForeign                           Relations
Neutrality
- Soviet                               Union  Nordic                               EuropeWestern                               Europe
- United                               States  United                               Nations and Third World- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Jean R. Tartter)                          - Military                           Heritage  Treaty                           Commitments Affecting National SecurityGeostrategic                           Situation
- Concepts                           of National Security  The                           Armed Forces- Command                               Structure  ArmyNavy
- Air                               Force  Conscription                               and Reserve DutyTraining                               and Education
- Uniforms                               and Insignia  Conditions                               of ServiceDefense                           Spending 
- The                           Armed Forces in National Life  United                           Nations Peacekeeping ActivitiesSources                           of Equipment
Arms                               Acquisitions from Foreign Suppliers
- Domestic                               Arms Production   Civil                           DefensePublic                           Order and Security
Police                               Organization
- Central                               Criminal Police  Mobile                               PoliceSecurity                               Police
- Police                               Training  Frontier                               GuardCriminal                           Justice System
Principles                               of Criminal Justice
- Criminal                               Courts  Incidence                               of CrimeSentencing                               and Punishment
- Drug                               Enforcement       - Appendices      - Appendix A.                           Tables  Appendix B.                           TreatyBibliography
- Glossary   
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