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	Finland (04/07)
		Finland and the U.S.S.R. signed a peace treaty at Paris in February 1947 limiting the size of Finland's defense forces and providing for the cession to the Soviet Union of the Petsamo area on the Arctic coast, the Karelian Isthmus in southeastern Finland, and other territory along the former eastern border.
		Finland is well represented in the UN civil service in proportion to its population and belongs to several of its specialized and related agencies.
		Finland is an active participant in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and in early 1995 assumed the co-chairmanship of the OSCE's Minsk Group on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3238.htm (3585 words)

	Finnish Council of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, in governmental translations to English, the distinction is often blurred between cabinet and government in the wider sense that includes the Parliament of Finland, on which the cabinet is dependent, the governmental agencies directed by the Cabinet, and the independent judicial branch of government; although this distinction is significant.
		One of the main objectives of that reform was to separate the judiciary from the executive branch.
		Matters within the authority of the Cabinet are decided at plenary meetings, with a quorum of five ministers present, in the case of matters of wide importance and matters that are significant for reasons of principle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cabinet_of_Finland (405 words)

	Finland
		Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden is traditionally connected with the year 1154 and the alleged introduction of Christianity by Sweden's King Erik.
		The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate.
		Finland's population has always been concentrated in the southern parts of the country, which is even more pronounced after the 20th century urbanization.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/finland_1.html (2248 words)

	Finland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It borders on the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden in the west, on Norway in the north, on Russia in the east, and on the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea in the south.
		Finland was active in the League of Nations, which it joined in 1920, and it was the only European country to continue to honor its World War I debts to the United States after the advent of the economic depression at the start of the 1930s.
		This agreement confirmed the cessions of territory Finland had made in 1940; however, instead of Hanko, the USSR was given a lease on the Porkkala peninsula near Helsinki.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fi/Finland.html (2298 words)

	Finland, hotels, cars, information, tips
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate.
		Finland also enjoys the world's lowest infant death rate and it is the least corrupt nation of all, and Helsinki is the cleanest capital in Europe and No. 2 among the world's safest cities.
	www.flights-and-hotels.com /finland (2744 words)

	Government of Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Finland is a republic with a representative democracy governed according to the principles of Parliamentarism.
		Some matters are decided by the President of Finland in plenary meetings with the Council of State, echoing the constitutional history of a privy council.
		The prime minister and the other ministers in the Council of State are responsible for their actions in office to the Parliament of Finland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Finland (247 words)

	History of Finland: A selection of events and documents
		Reunited with Finland by an imperial decree of Alexander I in 1811.
		Finland was forced on March 14, 1940 and again on Sept. 19, 1944 to cede her 2nd largest city to the Soviet Union in accordance with the peace treaties.
		The leased territories of Hanko and Porkkala in 1940-41 ja 1944-56.
	www.histdoc.net /history/history.html (1962 words)

	Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Finland is a bilingual country: 93 per cent of the population speak Finnish as their native language, 6 per cent Swedish.
		Finland joined the European Union at the beginning of 1995 and thus has very recent experience with preparations for EU membership, and with the enforcement and implications of EC legislation.
		Changes in Finland's environmental policy as a result of accession to the EU have included the shifting of the focus towards quality standards (air quality, noise, water quality) and technical standards (specific emissions, noise levels, chemical composition) instead of objectives for total emissions, and the formulation of Finland's international environmental policy mainly through the EU.
	taiex.be /Services/SubNat/EU_impl/Finland.htm (3197 words)

	Museovirasto
		Already in the 18th century, the University's collection was supplemented with coins from the classical period, and in 2002 the Coin Cabinet acquired over 2000 ancient Greek coins when it received the collection of the SKOP Bank.
		The Coin Cabinet has from the start also collected medals, and it has an impressive collection of commemorative medals and medals for merit as well as modern art medals.
		The Coin Cabinet's reference library includes almost all numismatic books which have been published in Finland and Sweden, and the aim has been to obtain also the most important foreign publications.
	www.nba.fi /en/collections_coin_cabinet (557 words)

	Introduction: Finland, basic facts (the s.c.nordic FAQ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Finland shares a common border in the north with Norway, in the east a long border (1,269 km) with Russia, on the south it is bordered by the Gulf of Finland, and on the west by the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden.
		Most of Finland is made of ancient granite bedrock, which has been shaped and fractured by numerous ice ages, the marks of which can be seen e.g in the complex lake system, the equally complex archipelagos and the huge boulders scattered all over the country.
		Finland's rivers are short and shallow, the longest being located in the north.
	www.lysator.liu.se /nordic/scn/faq41.html (956 words)

	Finland's Policy on Relations with Developing Countries - summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Finland's aim in the developing countries is to help manage the political and economic process of change and to create the preconditions for sustainable development and welfare.
		Finland's premise is that economic growth alone cannot remove poverty and that its reduction requires a democratic political system which ensures an even income distribution and the creation of a social security system for the weakest members of society.
		Finland is striving to increase coherence and coordination in the preparation of its own measures and policy perspectives in order to be better able to influence the work of these organizations.
	global.finland.fi /english/newpoli.html (1404 words)

	Swedish history: 1914--1945 (the s.c.nordic FAQ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In 1917 King Gustav V unwillingly had to appoint a Cabinet with Liberals and Social Democrats, but thereby the revolutionary impulses from Germany, Russia and Finland were smothered, and the final steps toward equal suffrage for men and women were taken peacefully.
		When Soviet after two months of war with Finland declared a peace with the lawful government in Helsinki to be possible, instead of Kuusinen's Communist government, the Swedish fear for a Russian occupation of the whole of Finland disappeared.
		Simultaneously the cabinet rejects a direct question from the government of Finland February 13th 1940 regarding Swedish units of 20'000 men to be engaged on the Carelian isthmus.
	www.lysator.liu.se /nordic/scn/faq736.html?print=1 (4149 words)

	The address by Prime Minister A.K. Cajander on the 23rd of November 1939
		If they were accepted they would have offended Finland's neutrality and damaged her opportunities for self-defence: it would have meant severing the southern defence line of Finland at two of its most important points and handing over its first-class fortifications to a foreign power.
		Finland will peacefully, with open eyes and determined mind, observe the events in the west and in the east, and as a peaceloving country, which always appreciates good neighborly relations, is at any times ready to continue the negotiations on a basis which does not risk the vital interests of Finland or her national values.
		Finland is convinced that it is advantageous to the real interests of the Soviet Union that she has as a neighbor a nation, whose loyalty it can trust in all circumstances.
	www.histdoc.net /history/cajander.html (2120 words)

	Finland and the Second World War
		Finland was united with Sweden from the early Middle Ages and by the 12th century was largely an autonomous state until 1809 when it became a self-governing Grand Duchy of Russia.
		Finland's war preparations and its anti-Soviet policy at home and abroad were a threat to both the Soviet Union and Finland itself.
		Faced with the threat of war, the Soviet government proposed that the USSR and Finland sign a mutual assistance pact and the border between the two countries on the Karelian isthmus be moved westwards as a compensation for which the USSR would cede to Finland a far larger territory of South Karelia.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWfinland.htm (2400 words)

	Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomi ; Swedish: Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The constitution of Finland and its place in the judicial system are unusual in that there is no constitutional court and the supreme court doesn't have an explicit right to declare a law unconstitutional.
		Dialects, folklore, customs and people's feeling of affiliation are associated with these historical provinces of Finland, although the re-settlement of 420,000 Karelians during World War II and urbanization in the latter half of the 20th century have made differences less pronounced.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/fi/Finland.htm (2262 words)

	Articles - White Guard (Finland) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		New elections for Finland was announced by the Russian government, and the Left lost their absolute majority in the Parliament.
		Subsequently a pure non-Socialist cabinet was appointed, which after the Bolshevists had seized power in Russia felt squezed between increasingly revolutionary Socialists at home and aggressive Bolshevists in Saint Petersburg, proximate to Finland's border in South-East.
		The Civil War erupted in a time when Finland was focusing on the Russian threat: Russia had tried to russify Finland for 20 years, White Russia wanted to limit Finland's autonomy, Russian soldiers were the closest threat, and Russian Bolsheviks were perceived as the most dangerous.
	www.chainsawcenter.com /articles/White_Guard_(Finland) (1024 words)

	Finland - Legislature
		Neither the president nor the cabinet is able to carry out many executive functions without the support of the Eduskunta, and the cabinet must resign if it is shown that it has lost the chamber's confidence.
		The committee, adopted as a compromise in 1906 between those who advocated a bicameral legislature and those who preferred the unicameral body finally established, was conceived as a safeguard against the measures of a perhaps too radical parliament.
		Finland has no constitutional court, and suggestions for its establishment have foundered because the Eduskunta has refused to cede this important review power to a court that would be outside parliamentary control.
	countrystudies.us /finland/114.htm (2037 words)

	ipedia.com: Prime Minister of Finland Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In 1918 the Senate of Finland was transformed into the Cabinet of Finland, and the position as vice-chairman of the Senate's Economic Division...
		In 1918 the Senate of Finland was transformed into the Cabinet of Finland, and the position as vice-chairman of the Senate's Economic Division was transformed into that of a prime minister.
		The previous 85 years full formal powers to appoint the Prime Minister and the rest of the Cabinet had been the privilege of the President, who for instance was free to diverge from principles of Parliamentarism, although the ministers must enjoy the confidence of the Parliament.
	www.ipedia.com /prime_minister_of_finland.html (344 words)

	Finland - The Constitution
		Finland's Constitution is not a single law, but rather a collection of four laws that have constitutional status.
		The most important is the Constitution Act of 1919, which lays out the functions and relationships of the most important government entities, lists the basic rights of Finnish citizens and the legal institutions charged with their protection, and makes provisions for managing state finances and for organizing the defense forces and public offices.
		The judiciary is independent, yet it is bound by the laws passed by the Eduskunta, which, in turn, follows constitutional norms in drafting them.
	countrystudies.us /finland/112.htm (753 words)

	Nordiska rådet / Nordiska ministerrådet
		Most of the lowlands consist of a rocky subsoil covered by a thin layer of topsoil, and this is where you find the major part of Finland’s arable land.
		Because of the thin layer of topsoil and the low temperatures in the north, the opportunities for farming are very limited.
		Almost 70 per cent of Finland is covered by forest.
	www.norden.org /web/1-1-fakta/uk/1-1-2-2-finland.asp (126 words)

	Cabinet agrees monitoring system for foreign workers, Belgian News, Belgium, Expatica
		The federal Cabinet recently agreed on a legal framework for the monitoring and control of the employment of foreign nationals.
		Whereas Spain, Portugal, Greece en Finland opened up their labour markets to the employment of workers from the new EU member states on 1 May 2006, Belgium will maintain various restrictions.
		However, the federal cabinet has approved a legal framework to establish a monitoring and control system for the employment of foreign nationals in a bid to prevent social fraud.
	www.expatica.com /source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=24&story_id=29889&name=Cabinet+agrees+plan+onmonitoring+of+expat+staff (406 words)

	Cabinet Communique
		The Cabinet approved certain amendments to the 2002 Capital Investments Encouragement Ordinance to the effect that all minority communities will - until 14 October 2006 - be considered âAâ development areas and preferred tourism enterprise areas.
		The Cabinet approved assistance to poultry farmers following the closure of the goose liver sector.
		The Cabinet accepted Science, Technology, Culture and Sports Minister Ophir Pines-Pazâs proposal to rename his ministry as the Science, Culture and Sports Ministry, and to change his title accordingly.
	www.mfa.gov.il /MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/Cabinet+Communique+9-Jul-2006.htm (607 words)

	ANS : Store : Electronic Articles
		This paper presents advances in the knowledge and understanding of the conditions inside a cabinet due to fire and ranks fire hazard potential of electrical cabinets.
		This paper identifies the minimum fire size that can be maintained in a cabinet as a function of ventilation openings, cabinet wall temperatures, and radiation levels, and the characteristics of external smoke and fire plumes.
		The model was used to expand on the results of the tests to construct a risk matrix of fire hazards for various cabinets as a function of the cabinet size, fire size, and ventilation openings.
	www.ans.org /store/index.cgi?i=E120000-nt-144-3-337-357 (440 words)

	Hotels, Resorts
		Nominates and formally appoints the Prime Minister of Finland, and appoints the rest of the cabinet (Council of State).
		The prime minister chooses the rest of the cabinet, which is formally appointed by the president.
		Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish) literally rather "province", but that's the chosen translation for the larger divisions of Finland).
	www.mitopositano.it /dastradina1.htm (5291 words)

	Finland Forum :: View topic - Electrician in Espoo?? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		You say "hooked up" as though it is just a case of connecting the cable to the bath room cabinet which has the strip light fiited in it..
		As soon as the cable is connected the cabinet should be safe and power can be switched on..and "Let there be light!"...so that the screws holding it to the wall can be fixed.
		Another tip...take eveything that can be removed out of the cabinet before starting...if doors can be easily removed do so...
	www.finlandforum.org /bb/viewtopic.php?t=8297 (477 words)

	Finland -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The republic of Finland is in northern Europe, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland.
		The republic of Finland is situated in northern Europe, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland.
		One of the northernmost countries of Europe, Finland is located between Russia on the east, Sweden on the west, and the tip of Norway on the north.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article?tocId=200682 (573 words)

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