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	Your window on Finland — Virtual Finland
		A big new city district is planned for Jätkäsaari, a dockland area on the western edge of Helsinki.
		The project is an ambitious one, intended to produce not a sleepy suburb but an attractive and ecologically sustainable urban precinct buzzing with life.
		Finland prepares for EU operation in Chad and Central African Republic
	virtual.finland.fi (313 words)

	All Western Finland travel and tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Western Finland has remarkable seascapes and is peppered with thousands of islands, often enchanting in their starkness.
		Inland it is a region of fertile pastures, lush estuaries and wildernesses.
		The largest town on the western coast, Vaasa, and numerous small towns and quaint, peaceful seaside villages provide for the tourist’s social needs and an enormous number of outdoor and indoor pursuits are on offer year round throughout the area.
	www.alltravelfinland.com /Finland/Destination_Guides/Regions/western_finland.htm (367 words)

	Finland at AllExperts
		Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia.
		Finland joined the European Union in 1995, where she is an advocate of federalism contrary to the other Nordic countries that are predominantly supportive of confederalism.
		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.allexperts.com /e/f/fi/finland.htm (5038 words)

	onlinefx destination guide to finland
		Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands; 187,888 lakes (larger than 500 m²) and 179,584 islands to be precise.
		Finland's population has always been concentrated in the southern parts of the country, which is even more pronounced after the 20th century urbanisation.
	www.onlinefx.co.uk /fx/Stores/OnlineFX/destinationguide/finland.asp (546 words)

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		The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland.
		The State Provincial Office of Western Finland is a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries.
		The coat of arms of Western Finland is composed of the arms of Finland Proper, Satakunda and Ostrobothnia.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/w/we/western_finland.html (190 words)

	What to do in Western Finland - TripAdvisor
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	Peatlands of the World
		Finland has three peatland types ombrotrophic (nutrient poor) raised bog, minerotrophic (ground water fed) aapa mires and hemi-arctic & arctic mires.
		Karhujä rvenneva bog in Kauhajoki, western Finland, a small eccentric bog with sparse pines.
		A restored short-sedge pine bog in Kirkkaanlamminneva bog in Ikaalinen, western Finland.
	www.ipcc.ie /wpfinland.html (547 words)

	Finland's energy policy — Virtual Finland
		The gas pipeline from Russia to eastern Finland was completed in 1973 and was later extended to the metropolitan region, Lohja and the region west of Tampere.
		Finland is not very windy compared with other countries located by the sea, and a good part of the costs of wind energy have to be covered with subsidies.
		The bedrock in Finland and other parts of Fennoscandia is harder than elsewhere in Europe generally, because the Ice Age carried away any intervening sediments from on top of the granite.
	virtual.finland.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25870 (2227 words)

	Finland information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Swedish: Finland), officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland), is one of the Nordic countries.
		It is situated in northern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		Finland's population has always been concentrated in the southern parts of the country, which is even more pronounced after the 20th century urbanization.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Finland (4460 words)

	Ministry of the Interior - Western Finland Objective 2
		The Western Finland Objective 2 programme area includes parts of the regions of Satakunta, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia and North Ostrobothnia.
		The vision of the programme for 2006 is that the cooperation area of Western Finland will be the leading area for entrepreneurship and human growth in Finland.
		The strategic priorities and principles of the Western Finland Objective 2 programme are expertise, employability, promotion of the information society, interaction between cities, towns and rural areas, local culture and internalisation, equality and sustainable development.
	www.poliisi.fi /intermin/home.nsf/pages/9CF9369A4143B0F3C2256FB300450BCA?opendocument (178 words)

	News, Photos, Videos, Links and Blogs related to Western Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, 280 miles NW of Helsinki and on the main railway from Helsinki to Oulu.
		Located (60.4515° N 22.2669° E) at the mouth of the Aurajoki in the southwest of the country, it is the capital city of both the region of Finland Proper and the province of Western Finland, as well as being the centre of the country's...
		Finland was under the Russian rule between 1809 -1917 that is when we became an independent nation on the 6TH December 1917.
	www.buscasitios.com /index.php/Regional/Europe/Finland/Western_Finland (863 words)

	New Ramsar sites and significant extensions in Finland
		The most extensive area of alluvial meadows in Finland and the largest pool in the River Tornionjoki, where it is situated in the middle of the river dividing it into numerous small tributaries.
		Finland's largest national park and one of Europe's most extensive roadless and uninhabited wilderness areas, one in which all the mire types of northern forest Lapland can be found.
		The breeding and migrating wetland bird fauna is among the richest in Finland.
	www.ramsar.org /wn/w.n.finland_38.htm (7590 words)

	Finland - Western Europe
		Finland had to adjust its foreign policy after World War II to the changed international environment; however, it continued to enjoy good relations with West European countries, particularly in the field of economic cooperation.
		Through a clever device, however, Finland did manage to participate in the trade benefits provided by the OEEC's European Payments Union: in 1957 Finland formed its own body, the Helsinki Club, which was subsequently joined by all OEEC countries.
		Finland's relationship, an associate membership in the body, became feasible after the Soviet Union agreed that it was compatible with the Finnish policy of neutrality and after tariff arrangements ensured the continuity of Finnish-Soviet economic cooperation.
	countrystudies.us /finland/140.htm (498 words)

	Finnish National Costume
		Mouhijärvi costume is a typical western Finnish costume, featuring a high collared smock, striped skirt, vertically striped apron and shortbacked bodice with thin shoulder straps, and white socks and fl shoes.
		Though cloth is used sparingly in comparison with western Finland, Karelian costume is all the more lavishly decorated with colourful embroidery and traditional lacework.
		The National Costume Center of Finland, Suomen kansallispukukeskus, was set up in conjunction with the Handicraft Museum of Finland, Suomen käsityön museo, in Jyväskylä;, where the sample costumes compiled by the National Costume Council of Finland are on permanent display.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/puvuteng.html (1185 words)

	Public Authorities at Randburg
		Helsinki - the capital of Finland - is the centre of the emerging marketplace known as the New Northern Europe, consisting of the Scandinavian countries, the newly independent Baltic States, and north-western Russia.
		Situated in the heart of Finland, the Jyvaskyla region is a modern centre of industry and learning with a population of close to 130,000.
		The town is situated in the western part of the country, only 21 km from the port of Klaipeda and 12 km from the airport and resort town of Palanga.
	www.randburg.com /public.html (4405 words)

	Finland
		Finland is the northern-most country in the world to be self-sufficient in basic foodstuffs.
		As Finland is located between the 60th and 70th latitudes, it is one of the northernmost countries in the world.
		Research in organic farming is one of the activities of the Agricultural Research Centre of Finland (MTT) and is carried out in a number of MTT research units but most notably in the research centre of Mikkeli, in southeast Finland.
	www.organic-europe.net /country_reports/finland/default.asp (4380 words)

	Western Finland
		It borders to the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland.
		It also borders to the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.
		Western Finland is divided into 204 municipalities and contains the cities of Turku, Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/we/Western_Finland.html (92 words)

	Mythology's Mything Links: Central & Eastern Europe -- Finland
		In Finland, where Swedish was the principal language of government and education at the end of the eighteenth century (and was to remain so until the second half of the nineteenth century), such thinking fell on fertile ground....
		Finland’s cultural history accommodates barbarism and romance, both a backwoods mentality and a highly evolved culture.
		Indeed, having the forests as one’s source of life and livelihood has been considered in Western culture to be more primitive and less civilised than the practice of agriculture....
	www.mythinglinks.org /euro~east~finno~Finland.html (3718 words)

	Western Europe information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Western Europe is mainly a cultural/political concept coined, forged and used during the Cold War.
		Western Europe was largely defined by the Cold War, with the "Iron Curtain" separating it from Eastern Europe (Warsaw Pact countries).
		During the final stages of WWII the future of the whole of Europe had been decided between the Allies in the Yalta Conference, between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, the President of the USA Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the Premier of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Western_Europe (2092 words)

	Southern Finland and Archipelago in Finland - Official Travel and Tourism Guide
		As the most densely populated and culturally rich area of the country, Southern Finland, including the sprawling archipelagos that fragment its Baltic coast, is packed with attractions and historical interest.
		The western extreme of Southern Finland is marked by the city of Turku, the oldest in the country and the former capital.
		The coastal islands are strung along the Gulf of Finland as far as the Russian border in the east.
	www.visitfinland.com /w5/index.nsf/(pages)/Southern_Finland_and_Archipelago (334 words)

	Ministry of the Interior - Western Finland Objective 2
		The Western Finland Objective 2 programme area includes parts of the regions of Satakunta, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia and North Ostrobothnia.
		The vision of the programme for 2006 is that the cooperation area of Western Finland will be the leading area for entrepreneurship and human growth in Finland.
		The strategic priorities and principles of the Western Finland Objective 2 programme are expertise, employability, promotion of the information society, interaction between cities, towns and rural areas, local culture and internalisation, equality and sustainable development.
	www.intermin.fi /intermin/home.nsf/pages/9CF9369A4143B0F3C2256FB300450BCA?opendocument (178 words)

	puuma Länsi-Suomi Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		Geographically, Western Finland comprises an approximately 650 km coastal strip from Rauma to Oulu.
		The most typical Western Finland landscape is low-lying plains, where farmlands, broad fields and settlements are concentrated along riverbanks.
		Finland is much more than Helsinki, and if you want to see the other part of Finland, the more authentic one, you should consider South Ostrobothnia.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/73178/87 (410 words)

	Western Riders Finland ry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Western riding had its big kick off in Finland in 1990 when an American rodeo show visited the country.
		western riding has been one of the formal disciplines acknowledged by the Equestrian Federation of Finland.
		In 2001 Western Riders Finland has been an official riding club under the rules and regulations of the Federation with 140 paying members in 2006.
	www.westernriders.fi /intro.htm (197 words)

	Western Finland Bed and Breakfast, B&B in Western Finland
		Western Finland Bed and Breakfast, B&B in Western Finland
		Check our bed and breakfast guide for Western Finland with thousands of bed and breakfasts.
		Western Finland bed and breakfast, Western Finland B&B - you can find them all here.
	www.bed-breakfast-world.com /en/finland/western-finland-bed-and-breakfast.html (97 words)

	Finland Vacations - Hotels Finland - Finland Hotels
		The Rantasipi Pohjanhovi is a large, modern hotel with a white exterior situated in the center of Rovaniemi on the banks of the river..
		Adding Finland to your vacation itinerary can leave you wondering what to do when you get there and where to stay.
		Finland offers visitors a wide range of attractions and cultural activities.
	www.finlandhotelfinder.com (434 words)

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		Count on Western Union to transfer money, send bill payments, and purchase money orders and prepaid services.
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		Southern Finland / Western Finland / Rovaniemi / Vasa / Rovaniemi / Helsinki / Western Finland / Lapland / Vantaa / Espoo /
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