Finland - Government And Politics SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT of its present system of government in 1919, finland hasbeen one of the more fortunate members of the Western community of democratic http://countrystudies.us/finland/110.htm
Extractions: Government and Politics Finland Table of Contents SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT of its present system of government in 1919, Finland has been one of the more fortunate members of the Western community of democratic nations. Compared with other European states, the country was only moderately affected by the political turmoil of the interwar period; it passed through World War II relatively unscathed; and, although right on the line that divided Europe into two hostile blocs after the second half of the 1940s, it survived as an independent nation with its democratic institutions intact. This enviable record was achieved against formidable odds. Although the constitutional basis of their government grew out of long-established institutions, Finns had never been fully free to govern themselves until late 1917 when they achieved national independence. Swedish and Russian rulers had always ultimately determined their affairs. Finnish society was also marked by deep fissures that became deeper after the brief civil war (1918), which left scars that needed several generations to heal. In addition to class and political divisions, the country also had to contend with regional and linguistic differences. These problems were eventually surmounted, and by the 1980s the watchword in Finnish politics was consensus. A constitutional system that was conservative in nature had allowed these parties to work together, yet within constraints that permitted no single group to usurp the rights of another. Nevertheless, the variety of parties had made it very difficult to put together coalitions that could attain the strict qualified majorities needed to effect fundamental changes. Only since the second half of the 1960s had it been possible, though at times difficult, to find a broad enough multiparty consensus.
Finland- Government finland. government. MANNERHEIM, Carl Gustav Emil Freiherr von (RK m.EL) (1867 1951) Sotamarsalkka (Marshal of finland) Born 4. Jun. http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/FINLAND/FinlandGovt.html
Suomen Hallitus | Finland's Government Further background on finland s Constitution and government is availablethrough the Society Institutions portion of Virtual finland. http://www.henkimaa.nu/finndex/hallitus/
Extractions: International See also Finland is a sovereign republic governed as a parliamentary democracy. Further background on Finland's Constitution and government is available through the portion of Virtual Finland Suomen perustuslaki Finlands grundlag Constitution of Finland 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. The new Constitution is based on four old constitutional acts: the Constitution Act of Finland, the Parliament Act and two acts on ministerial liability. This Ministry of Justice website provides the text of the Constitution in English and other languages, as well as a history, The Finnish System of Government: From a Mixed Constitution to Parliamentarism by Jaakko Nousiainen, and a booklet explaining the Constitution's provisions.
Regional, Europe, Finland, Government: Military Related links of interest SocietyMilitary. Finnish Contribution to Peacekeeping An article on finland s role in UN and OSCE peacekeeping operations. http://www.combose.com/Regional/Europe/Finland/Government/Military/
Regional, Europe, Finland: Government More results from www.combose.com Bomis The Regional/Europe/finland/government ringBomis The Regional/Europe/finland/government ring. http://www.combose.com/Regional/Europe/Finland/Government/
Extractions: Top Regional Europe Finland ... Politics Related links of interest: Society:Government:Multilateral:Regional:European Union Regional:Europe:Government World:Suomi:Yhteiskunta:Hallinto Financial Supervision Authority - Supervises about five hundred entities, including banks, brokerage firms, stock and derivatives exchanges, and management companies for mutual funds. Operates in connection with the Bank of Finland but is an independent decision making body. Finnish Environmental Administration - Links to the Ministry of the Environment and Finnish Environment Institute. Institute of Migration - General information about international and internal migration. Immigration and emigration statistics. Articles on Finnish migration during the years. Kela: The Social Insurance Institution - Social security in Finland. Ministry for Foreign Affairs - Official Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland site. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Facts and figures about the countryside. Veterinary services, control of foodstuffs, fisheries, game management, natural resources and land survey. Ministry of Defence - Information on the defense policy, press releases and publications.
Finland - Government government, finland. Country name conventional long form Republicof finland conventional short form finland local short form Suomi http://www.exxun.com/Finland/d_gv.html
Extractions: local long form: Suomen Tasavalta Government type: republic Capital: Helsinki Administrative divisions: 6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen Laani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani Independence: 6 December 1917 (from Russia) National holiday: Independence Day, 6 December (1917) Constitution: 1 March 2000 Legal system: civil law system based on Swedish law; Supreme Court may request legislation interpreting or modifying laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Tarja HALONEN (since 1 March 2000)
EU Business - Finland 22/04/2004 finland s government hinted Thursday that it could consider relinquishingits seat on the European Commission when the European Union expands to 25 http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/Finland
Extractions: @import url(http://www.eubusiness.com/plone.css); Select a Topic Agriculture Chemicals Competition Consumer CSR Employment Euro Energy Environment EU Institutions Finance Fisheries Health Internet Media Pharmaceuticals SMEs Social Telecoms Trade Transport Select a Country Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK Ukraine Search EUbusiness Documents PressZONE Events Discussion ...
Fablis Directory For /Regional/Europe/Finland/Government Information and directory resources about and for the category /Regional/Europe/finland/government.Web Directory, Quick Search http://directory.fablis.com/guide/Regional/Europe/Finland/Government
ZapMeta Directory > Regional > Europe > Finland > Government Basic information, news and history. http//government.fi/liston/base.lsp?l=2. OfficialMinistry of Transport and Communication of finland. http://www.zapmeta.com/search/meta/db.pl?dir=111191
Traveljournals.net - Government Of Finland long form Republic of finland conventional short form finland local longform Suomen Tasavalta local short form Suomi. government type republic. http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/finland/government.html
Extractions: local short form: Suomi Government type: republic Capital: Helsinki Administrative divisions: 6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen Laani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani Independence: 6 December 1917 (from Russia) National holiday: Independence Day, 6 December (1917) Constitution: 17 July 1919 Legal system: civil law system based on Swedish law; Supreme Court may request legislation interpreting or modifying laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Tarja HALONEN (since 1 March 2000)
Finland-Government And Governmental Organisations government and governmental Organisations. government, governmental Organisation.President of finland, Office the Data Protection Ombudsman. http://www.ceehr.euv-frankfurt-o.de/hr/states/finland/01.htm
Extractions: a Brief history Climate and Terrain Elevation extremes Natural hazards Population HIV Prevalance Ethnic Groups Spoken Languages Literacy National Holiday Legal System Economy Poverty level Currency Telelphone System Radio Stations Internet service providers Military Transnational Issues For more information on Finland and its cities, check out our Finland Tourism Guide , found in the Destination Guides section of MyTravelGuide. If you have a question about Finland, you can ask it in the " Ask a Question " section of MyTravelGuide. We also have a Finland Tourism Guide Country List World Factbook Home The World Factbook Finland Introduction Finland Background: Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It finally won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
Kunnallistieteiden Laitos Department Of Local Government Studies Local government in finland. The local government system in finland, as inother Scandinavian countries, is based on strong local selfgovernment. http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kunn/sivu.shtml?english.shtml
Finland finland s general position that the balance of power between the institutions ofthe EU should not be changed dramatically (finland s government 1996, 15). http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/vol/projects/finland.htm
Extractions: Bonn 1997. In democratic Europe, popular opinion can be seen as the foundation of integration policies. Thus Finland's integration and relationship with the rest of Europe can be approached by first looking at the popular foundations and only then proceeding to the policies of the government towards the most important processes of the present European integration - the EMU process, the Inter-Governmental Conference, and the security integration in a broader context. Finland's domestic political position for further integration into Europe remained relatively favorable in 1996 and at the beginning of 1997. A majority of Finns continued to favor Finland's EU-membership - in fact the support has grown since the popular referendum in 1994. At the same time, monetary- and security-related integration is not viewed quite as favorably by Finns. Forty-five percent of Finns did not want to see Finland among the first members of the EMU, and only 23% considered it desirable. Yet only 21% saw that it would not be disastrous for Finland to stay out altogether if several other EU members joined the EMU (compared to the 43% who did consider staying out as disastrous) (EVA 1996). Regarding defence questions, the general attitude has traditionally been in favour of cooperation with NATO, but against full membership (EVA 1996). This position against NATO membership has even strengthened in 1997.
:: Ez2Find :: Government Operates in connection with the Bank of finland but is an independent decision URLhttp//www.vyh.fi/eng/; The Finnish government Site Info - Translate http://ez2find.com/cgi-bin/directory/meta/search.pl/Regional/Europe/Finland/Gove
Extractions: Any Language English Afrikaans Arabic Bahasa Melayu Belarusian Bulgarian Catala Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Cymraeg Czech Dansk Deutsch Eesti Espanol Euskara Faroese Francais Frysk Galego Greek Hebrew Hrvatski Indonesia Islenska Italiano Japanese Korean Latvian Lietuviu Lingua Latina Magyar Netherlands Norsk Polska Portugues Romana Russian Shqip Slovensko Slovensky Srpski Suomi Svenska Thai Turkce Ukrainian Vietnamese Mode Guides Government Web Sites Financial Supervision Authority [Site Info] [Translate] [Open New Window] Supervises about five hundred entities, including banks, brokerage firms, stock and derivatives exchanges, and management companies for mutual funds. Operates in connection with the Bank of Finland but is an independent decision making body. URL: http://www.rata.bof.fi/
Travel-Directory.org: Destinations/Europe/Finland/Government http//government.fi/liston/base.lsp?l=2 Rate It Review It of Transport andCommunication Official Ministry of Transport and Communication of finland. http://www.travel-directory.org/Destinations/Europe/Finland/Government/
I*M Europe Legal Issues - LABNews 11 - 12 98 11.1. finland government releases guidelines concerning the national cryptographypolicy and statements on the use of cryptographic products. http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/legal/en/news/9812/chapter11.html
Extractions: 11. Legal aspects of security and encryption 11.1. Finland - Government releases guidelines concerning the national cryptography policy and statements on the use of cryptographic products On 12 October 1998, the Finnish Government released a series of guidelines expressing their position on national cryptography policy. According to the guidelines, free trade of encryption products is supported, and use of strong encryption should be not restricted by law or by international agreements. The Finnish Government also takes the position that licensing systems for the provision of cryptography and safe certification services have to be created by simple legislation, based on voluntary action. In addition, saving the secret keys used in encryption for use by the authorities will not be made mandatory by law and mandatory key escrow will not be enacted. Under the guidelines the Finnish Government also mandates the Council of State to define and create the user identification solutions and certification services needed by the administration.