Guides and Directories

BBC News - Country Profile: Finland
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1023629.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: Finland
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html

NationMaster - Finland
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/fi-finland

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Finland
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/finland.htm

US Department of State - Finland
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/fi/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Finland
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/finland/fi.html

Wikipedia - Finland
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland