History of Finland: Primary Documents

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Flag of Finland

(Facsimile images and commentary)

Norsemen (and -women, including Lapps) as portrayed in 16th-century Italian illustrations.
(16th century; facsimiles & commentary)

Provided by the Latvian National Library
(16th to 18th centuries; map facsimiles and descriptions)

Photos of Gustaf Hallström (1880-1962) from early 20th century research trips.
Cultural history vignettes from northern Sweden, Norway, and Finland.
Posted by the university library of Umeå (Sweden).
(1907-1926; Photo facsimiles and diary transcriptions).

Where you can search the online database of Finnish newspapers published from 1771-1890
(Facsimiles)

The power manifesto of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia,
removing "local" legislation from the Grand Duchy of Finland.
(15 February 1899; English translation)
Consolidating Russian control.
Also available in French.
(30 June 1910; English translation)
Signed by Russian officials following the abdication of Nicholas II.
Also available in Russian.
(20 March 1917; English translation)

(18 December 1917; English translation)
Also available in Russian.
(18 - 23 December 1917; English translations)

Telegrams in English translation from each day of the Russo-Finnish War.
Available also in the original Finnish and in Swedish translation.
(30 November 1939-14 March 1940)
(30 November 1939-14 March 1940; maps, transcribed documents, commentary, bibliography)

British policy and perceptions towards Finland during
the "Winter War" (1939-1940),
the "Continuation War" (1941-1944),
and the Cold War (1944-1956).
(1939-1956; English transcriptions)

From the Finnish Government Website with amendments through 1999
( Finnish and Swedish text versions with translations into English and other languages, including Sami)
(11 June 1999; English translation)

Publications, speeches, press releases and statements.
(English translations and access to Finnish transcriptions).

Library of Congress guide to constitutional, legal and government documents.
(Transcriptions and translations)

Finnish historical documents at WikiSource
Finnish historical documents from the Library of Parliament.
Swedish rule, Russian rule, since Independence.
(1200 to the present; Finnish language transcriptions)

One of the earliest maps of the Scandinavian peninsula.
(1572; zoomable map)

Includes primary and secondary documents, provided by Don Mabry.
(Transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries, mostly in English)

Digital Archive of Finnish Folk Tunes
Digitised collection of over 8600 Finnish folk tunes collected in the 19th century.
Search by keyword, collection, musical type, geographical location and musical content.

(16th to 20th centuries; facsimiles, transcriptions, maps, etc.)

(Facsimiles).

Manifestations of Europe in archival documents.
(Facsimiles and English summaries)

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