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Finland
Finland: History | Finland: Politics, Society, and Culture | For younger readers
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Finland: History
Derry, T. K. A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. University of Minnesota Press, 1979. Excellent survey includes Nordic unity, political development, and world contributions.
Jutikkala, Eino, with Kauko Pirinen. A History of Finland. Weilin & Göös, 1984. Authoritative history, includes relations with Sweden and Russia, nationalism, and culture.
Lander, Patricia S. The Land and People of Finland. Lippincott, 1991. Examination of history, geography, government, economy, and culture for middle school and high school readers.
McNair, Sylvia. Finland. Children's Press, 1997. The geography, history, and culture of Finland. For middle school readers.
Singleton, Frederick Bernard. A Short History of Finland. Cambridge University Press, 1990. History of Finland from the first settlement by the Finns to the 1980s.
Solsten, Eric, and Sandra W. Meditz, eds. Finland: A Country Study. Government Printing Office, 1990. Authoritative, official U.S. analysis dealing with all aspects of the country; statistical tables and detailed index.
Trotter, William P. A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940. Algonquin, 1991. The Soviet invasion of 1939 and Finland's heroic resistance.
Finland: Politics, Society, and Culture
Arter, David. Politics and Policy-Making in Finland: A Study of a Small Democracy in a West European Outpost. St. Martin's, 1987. 
Edelsward, L. M. Sauna as Symbol: Society and Culture in Finland. Lang, 1991. Anthropological and sociological study of Finnish social life and customs.
Jutikkala, Eino, with Kauko Pirinen. Trans. Paul Sjöblom. A History of Finland. Weilin & Göös, 1984.  Authoritative history, includes relations with Sweden and Russia, nationalism, and culture.
Lander, Patricia S. The Land and People of Finland. Lippincott, 1991. Examination of history, geography, government, economy, and culture for middle school and high school readers.
McNair, Sylvia. Finland. Children's Press, 1997. The geography, history, and culture of Finland. For middle school readers.
Poole, Scott. The New Finnish Architecture. Rizzoli, 1991. A study of Finland's architecture over the last 40 years.
Solsten, Eric, and Sandra W. Meditz, eds. Finland: A Country Study. Government Printing Office, 1990. Authoritative, official U.S. analysis dealing with all aspects of the country; statistical tables and detailed index.
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For younger readers
McNair, Sylvia. Finland. Children's Press, 1997. For readers in grades 5 to 8.
Rodgers, Mary M., ed. Finland: In Pictures. Lerner, 1995. An introduction to the history, people, economy, and government structure of Finland.
Tan, Chung Lee. Finland. Benchmark, 1996. For readers in grades 5 to 8.
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