101. Swedish In Finland Swedish daycare. Swedish-speaking schools are the foundation for the Swedish language and culture in Finland. The central education http://www.folktinget.fi/foreign/swedish.htm

Finland is a country with two main languages, Finnish and Swedish. Finnish is the majority language, while Swedish is nowadays spoken by a small minority. With regard to Swedish in Finland, the situation is not unlike that of German in Alsace or Danish in Germany, where the minority language of an EU member state is spoken as a majority language in a neighbouring member state. The Swedish-speaking population in Finland is mainly descended from peasants and fishermen who settled on the western and southern coasts and islands some time between the beginning of this millennium and 1250 A.D. Finland belonged to Sweden until 1809, when it became part of the Russian empire as an autonomous Grand Duchy. In the 1917 turmoil following the collapse of the Russian empire, Finland declared itself independent. After being a part of Sweden for 650 years, Swedish remained the language of administration throughout the first half of the 19th century. It was not until 1863 that Finnish was recognized as an official language in Finland. For some time, Russian was also used, and the administration was in fact multilingual. After independence, Finnish very soon became the dominant language.

102. Swedish In Finland speaking population feel that Swedish is an essential part of Finnish society, and 73% believe it would be a pity if the Swedish language and culture were to http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finnswedes.html

Mainpage NewsRoom Site Map Contact us About this site Search: Articles General information National symbols History International relations Way of life Famous Finns Picturebook Events in Finland Travel information Swedish in Finland Written for Virtual Finland by Henrik Ekberg, Ph.D. (Pol.Sc.) There are not many countries in Europe which are, or have ever been, linguistically homogeneous, the main exceptions being Iceland and Portugal; most countries have one or more linguistic minorities. The total number of linguistic minorities in the European Union alone comes to about fifty. Many countries have also experienced some kind of conflict over languages. Only very rarely have language issues been resolved in a way which both the majority and the minority find satisfactory. Photo: Hannu Vallas Finland´s longest bridge connects the island of Replot (Raippaluoto) with the rest of the coastal community of Korsholm (Mustasaari) in the heart of the Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia.

103. Uttor Deshe: Bengali-Swedish Cultural Group, Gothenburg, Sweden Uttor Deshe BengaliSwedish Cultural Group, Gothenburg, sweden. Uttor Deshe Cultural group was established in Gothenburg, sweden in the year 1981. http://www.bengalonthenet.com/php/displayfile.php?article_id=416§ion_id=2&su

104. Valle Scholarship/Exchange: Nordic Resources, Sweden Cultural Links Nordic Resources sweden Cultural Links. General Information. Facts and Figures The Swedish Institute Information on sweden Links The Swedish Page - Links http://www.engr.washington.edu/valle/nordic_resources/country_pages/sweden.html

Nordic Resources: Sweden Cultural Links General Information Facts and Figures The Swedish Institute Information on Sweden - Links The Swedish Page - Links Statistics Statistics Sweden Head of State The Swedish Royal Court Parliament Riksdagen - The Parliament Governement, Ministries, Agencies Regeringen - The Swedish Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs Swedish Government Agencies - Links Local Authorities Swedish Municipalities - Links European Union The European Commission - Sweden The European Parliament - Sweden News and Media Dailies Dagens Nyheter Svenska Dagbladet Aftonbladet Expressen Broadcasting Broadcasting: Sweden Other Svenska Massmedier Cities The capital of Sweden Stockholm Other cities more... Arts and Culture Libraries Kungliga Biblioteket - The National Library Svenska Bibliotek - Swedish Libraries - Links Museums, Art Galleries Museums in Sweden - Links Other Nobel Foundation The Swedish Academy - CultureNet Sweden - Links Business and Economy Government ministries, agencies Invest in Sweden Agency The National Bank Riksbanken Sweden's Central Bank Stock Exchange The Stockholm Stock Exchange Other Business and Economy - Links Education Higher Education Swedish Universities - Links School Net Skolsidan - The Swedish School Page - Links [ Back to Top ]

105. The Russian-Swedish Academic Center.Cultural Cooperation. Step by step the RussianSwedish center has also become a cultural center a meeting place for students, teachers and scholars from Russia and sweden. http://sweden.rsuh.ru/3en.html

Academic programs Research activity Cultural cooperation Our contacts Cultural cooperation Step by step the Russian-Swedish center has also become a cultural center: a meeting place for students, teachers and scholars from Russia and Sweden. This originated in 1997 when a teacher from Sweden, Christina Eidem started to organize seminars about democracy. This tradition has since continued with for example seminars on human rights related topics, organized by M.Tisell and A.Schlaug, both of them Swedish teachers working at the center. To the seminars are invited scholars, journalists, writers and others. At the center there are many opportunities for Russian and Swedes to meet in order to discuss topics of mutual interest. The Russian-Swedish center stands in close contact with the center for Russian language studies, helping Swedish students that come to study Russian language to find their way around the university/scientific world of Moscow. The Swedish students are among other things assisted in finding interesting courses, and through interaction with the students at the center the Russian as well as the Swedish students are given the opportunity to practice their language skills. The Russian-Swedish center offers students the possibility to become specialist within the area of Swedish history, politics, culture and language.

106. Kulturrådet Statens kulturråd är en statlig myndighet med ansvar för den statliga kulturpolitiken http://www.kur.se/

107. Kulturnät Sverige KULTURNÄT SVERIGE. Arkitektur Arkiv Bibliotek Dans Design Film och foto Konst Konsthantverk Kulturarv Litteratur http://www.kultur.nu/

Arkitektur Arkiv Bibliotek Dans ... Utbildning Textstorlek: normalt stort Kontrast: normal gul/svart PRESSMEDDELANDEN Lisa Ekdahl sista artist i Stockholm Jazz Festival ... Spanaren

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