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	Parliament of Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eduskunta (in Finnish), or the Riksdag (in Swedish), is the Parliament of Finland.
		Finland declared its independence on December 6, 1917 and in the winter of 1918 endured the tragic Finnish Civil War, after which monarchists and republicans struggled over the country's form of government.
		Finland became a republic in July 1919, but extensive powers were reserved for the President of Finland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_of_Finland (1647 words)

	Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south, and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate.
		Finland is near enough to the Atlantic to be continuously warmed by the Gulf stream, which explains the unusually warm climate considering the absolute latitude.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finland (4175 words)

	ipedia.com: Parliament of Finland Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When the unicameral parliament was established in 1906, Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Tsar, who ruled as constitutional Grand Duke, rather than as an absolute monarch.
		The unicameral parliament was preceded by the Diet of Finland, which had succeeded the Riksdag of the Estates in 1809.
		Finland's two other major parties are the Center Party (Keskusta), traditionally representing rural interests, and the Conservative National Coalition (Kokoomus), which draws its major support from the business community and urban professionals.
	www.ipedia.com /parliament_of_finland.html (718 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1946, special legislation empowered the Parliament to choose a successor for the remainder of Mannerheimâs term (until 1950), the latter having resigned.
		If the Parliament, by three fourths of the votes cast, decides that charges are to be brought, the Prosecutor-General prosecutes the President in the High Court of Impeachment and the President abstains from office for the duration of the proceedings.
		From the date of Finland's independence on December 6, 1917 until the end of the Finnish Civil War in May 1918, Per Evind Svinhufvud was the head of state of White Finland in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/President-of-Finland.htm (2063 words)

	ICL - Finland - Procedure of Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parliament shall be notified of the result of the elections of a chairman and deputy chairman.
		In the cases referred to in Section 35 of the Parliament Act the consideration of a matter shall be resumed from the stage at which its consideration was interrupted during the previous session of Parliament.
		If, in the previous session of Parliament, the consideration of a matter was interrupted in a committee, it shall be for the committee to decide, having regard to the provisions of Section 19, from which stage the consideration of the matter shall be resumed.
	www.cx.unibe.ch /oefre/law/icl/fi03000_.html (6294 words)

	Fact sheet Finland — Virtual Finland
		Finland is situated in northern Europe between the 60th and 70th parallels of latitude.
		Finland's neighbouring countries are Sweden, Norway, and Russia, which have land borders with Finland, and Estonia across the Gulf of Finland.
		Finland is the sixth largest country in Europe in area, with a low population density of 17 persons per square kilometre.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/facteng.html (1721 words)

	Suomen hallitus \| Finland's government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Finland is a sovereign republic governed as a parliamentary democracy.
		The new Constitution of Finland entered into force on 1 March 2000, and is the cornerstone of all legislation and exercises of public power in Finland.
		In accordance with the Finland's Constitution, "The powers of the State in Finland are vested in the people, who are represented by the Parliament." Finland has a unicameral (one-house) Parliament with 200 members elected by universal suffrage for four-year terms.
	www.henkimaa.nu /finndex/hallitus (364 words)

	Finland (03/06)
		Finland's 1995 accession to the European Union (EU) has blurred the line between foreign and domestic policy; the respective roles of the president and prime minister are evolving, and plans are under consideration to rewrite the constitution to clarify these and other issues.
		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.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3238.htm (3569 words)

	PARLIAMENT and EU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The European Parliament is the people´s representative assembly of the EU.
		In order that Parliament may, through the Grand Committee, guide the activities of the Government at the Council of the Union, an effort is made to formulate the view of the Grand Committee before the consideration of the U matter begins in the organs which prepare the decisions of the Council.
		The decisions of Parliament relating to the approval and ratification of amendments to the treaties of the EU are prepared by the Foreign Affairs Committee.
	www.eduskunta.fi /efakta/opas/tiedotus/esiteen7.htm (2067 words)

	CER \| Finland's president adresses parliament
		For instance, a new ambassador is being sought to represent Finland at the EU in Brussels.
		According to the government's program on climate, Finland could meet the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions without having to increase the number of nuclear reactors in the country.
		Finance Minister Sauli Niinistö says that Finland cannot afford to give up landmines, as any system of replacement is estimated to cost FIM (Finnish markka) four to five billion, which is roughly one half of the annual allocation for national defence.
	www.ce-review.org /01/6/finlandnews6.html (1001 words)

	Finland Diary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Finland has a welfare state; all education and medical care are free, pensions are quite generous, and a spirit of egalitarianism appears to be strong.
		In 1980 the population of Finland was 4 700.000, 12.000 foreiginers.
		It was easy to imagine Finland as a land where women make most of the decisions, where they get due recognition for all of their hard work both at home and in the career setting, and where they have access to the same opportunities and salary levels as men.
	blogs.washingtonpost.com /finlanddiary/2005/05/a_young_philoso.html (17754 words)

	Parliament of Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Exercising its powers to legislate and oversee, Parliament participates in the national deliberation and preparation of decisions to be made within the European Union.
		The most important of these links are those with the European Parliament and with the speakers and committees of the parliaments of other EU countries.
		To ensure Parliament's and the Grand Committee's technical links with legislatures in other EU Member States and with their European Affairs committees as well as to function as the Finnish correspondent and coordinating body in the joint body of these committees, the CEAC (COSAC).
	www.parliament.fi /efakta/eu/task.htm (342 words)

	ICL - Finland - Constitution
		A Representative shall not be arrested or detained before the commencement of a trial without the consent of the Parliament, unless he or she is for substantial reasons suspected of having committed a crime for which the minimum punishment is imprisonment for at least six months.
		However, the decision of the Parliament to adopt a legislative proposal for the creation of an extra-budgetary fund or the extension of such a fund or its purpose must be supported by at least two thirds of the votes cast.
		In this event, if the Parliament, by three fourths of the votes cast, decides that charges are to be brought, the Prosecutor-General shall prosecute the President in the High Court of Impeachment and the President shall abstain from office for the duration of the proceedings.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/fi00000_.html (12071 words)

	Statistics Finland - - European Parliament elections
		Statistics Finland produces official statistics from the elections; preliminary data are produced and made available on the Internet on the day following the actual polling day, final statistics (as a conventional paper publication) in the year following the election year.
		Detailed data on the European Parliament elections can be found on Statistics Finland’s website on the specific page designated for them in the list of statistics by topic, and since 1996 in the StatFin online service since (published in May 2004).
		Statistics Finland receives the basic data for the elections from the Ministry of Justice’s election information system, the technical implementation of which it has assigned to TietoEnator Group.
	www.stat.fi /meta/til/euvaa_en.html?tulosta (345 words)

	Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Economy - overview: Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy.
		Growth in 2002 was held back by the global slowdown but will pick up in 2003 provided the world economy suffers no further blows.
		CIMO - Discover Finland A source of information on Finland from the Finnish Center for International Mobility which promotes cross-cultural educational and training programs.
	www.peoplegoingglobal.com /Europe/Finland.htm (480 words)

	Document Management Research
		In Proceedings of the XML Finland 2003 (pp.
		RASKE was a joint project of the University of Jyväskylä, Parliament of Finland, and ministries of the Finnish government.
		The project was funded by the Parliament of Finland, Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Finance, Prime Minister's Office, Academy of Finland, and Tekes.
	www.cs.jyu.fi /~airi/docman.html (3616 words)

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		Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		Finns went to the polls on 16 March 2003 after an electoral campaign focused on unemployment, tax cuts, the country's possible entry into NATO, as well as the criticism of the government's stance on Iraq by the opposition Centre Party.
		Â· The rules governing discipline within Parliament are contained in S. 55 (1) and 58 of the Parliament Act and S. 39 of the Procedure of Parliament.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2111.htm (1976 words)

	Finland Parliament
		Parliament of Finland (Rural women got communal suffrage 1863, townswomen got the same right 1873 and universal female suffrage was introduced 1906).
		Therefore she was deputy speaker for a couple of weeks in 1995 and 1999 until the coalition deals were finalized for the second time.
		This took place after the new parliament had met for the first time.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Finland_Parliament.htm (665 words)

	Finland.fi
		This page is a collection of information available in English on Finland's public sector organizations and public services.
		Finland information pages offer facts and figures about eg.
		Information about the activities of the President of the Republic of Finland.
	www.finland.fi (206 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Finland - Suomi - Republiken Finland - Suomen tasavalta
		Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917.
		As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
		Finland's Permanent Mission to the UN, New York.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/finland.htm (846 words)

	Members of the Finnish Parliament (Southwest Finland)
		The 17 Members of the Parliament who have been elected from Southern Turku electiondistrict, create cooperation group for Members of the Parliament.
		They also visit the subregions and different organizations of the Soutwest Finland and listen to the opinions from various groups on different topics.
		The Regional Council Southwest Finland PL 273 (Ratapihankatu 36), 20101 TURKU FINLAND
	www.varsinais-suomi.fi /Default.aspx?id=345425 (102 words)

	Government Of Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		AP - An Afghan man who allegedly converted from Islam to Christianity is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death, a judge said Sunday.
		Please look for Finland Facts, Finland Map, Finland History and President Finland to find more Government Of Finland information.
		Embassy of Finland in Washington DC and the Consulates General in New York and Los Angeles.
	factsonfinland.info /info/Government-of-Finland (573 words)

	Parliament of Finland : Eduskunta
		The unicameral parliament has 201 members and is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
		Finland declared its independence on December 6, 1917 and in the winter of 1918 endured a tragic civil war, after which monarchists and republicans struggled over the country's form of government.
		See also: Politics of Finland, Government of Finland[?]
	www.fastload.org /ed/Eduskunta.html (213 words)

	CoolWebCams - Live webcam images from Finland!
		Where ever you're from, you can start spying crazy fins by checking out the streaming cams page to see all the webcams on one page.
		Finland is a great country to spend a holiday in, but unfortunately a huge number of people planning a holiday to Finland just somehow end up on my page.
		Some even send me e-mails asking for good hotels or places to visit etc. Please don't send me these e-mails, see the links that I have provided for this purpose on the left column.
	www.geocities.com /coolwebcams (742 words)

	Statistics Finland - European Parliament elections 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All European Parliament election results prepared by Statistics Finland on the election night have been updated with the confirmed results issued on 16 June 1999.
		Political parties in the European Parliament elections and political groups in the European Parliament
		Members of European Parliament by political group in January 1999
	www.stat.fi /tk/he/vaalit/vaalit99euro/index_en.html (49 words)

	News & Broadcast - Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, Parliament of Finland, Helsinki, ...
		Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, Parliament of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.
		Session at the Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, Parliament of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.
		World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz with participants at the Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, Parliament of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.
	web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20693570~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html (343 words)

	Finland
		Finland law resource page with links to the Finland constitution, Finland government, Finland law firms, Finland law, Finland law schools, Finland bar association, Finland judiciary, Finland legal research, Finland president, Finland e-commerce law, Finland legislature, and Finland law guide.
		The Ministry of Justice aims at an open, active and safe society where people can be confident that their rights will be respected."
		In Finish, English, etc. "The section Statistics includes all the statistics produced by Statistics Finland in alphabetical order and by topic.
	www.washlaw.edu /forint/europe/finland.html (350 words)

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