You can now access a digital version of the textbook. The history of finland began around 9000 bc with the end of the end of the last glacial period. This article deals with social development using the history of finland as a case. Mitochondrial dna and ychromosomal diversity in ancient populations of domestic sheep ovis aries in finland. Few countries in europe have undergone such rapid social, political, and economic changes as finland has during the last fifty years.
The earliest written sources mentioning finland start to appear from the 12th century onwards when. A short history of finlandthis is a second edition of the most successful study of finland in the english language. Stone age cultures were kunda, comb ceramic, corded ware, kiukainen, and polja cultures. The history of finland begins around 9,000 bc during the end of the last glacial period. Concise history of finland cambridge concise histories. In about 1929, finland began to construct the fortifications of the socalled mannerheim line across the isthmus. Hence, so much of finnish history is swedish history and russian history. A concise history of finland cambridge university press. Mitochondrial dna and ychromosomal diversity in ancient. Learn more about the finland economy, including the population of finland, gdp, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the index of economic freedom. Literacy is a key part of lutheranism, the state and majority religion of finland, as christians are supposed to be able to read the bible in their native language. Pages in category history of finland the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Finland, finnish history kindle nook ipad pdf epub.
The first humans arrived in finland about 7,000 bc after the end of the last ice age. Finnish national board of education the finnish national board of education. Meinanders history is relatively short, probably because the history of independent finland is relatively short. The conceptual history of the finnish welfare state is a history of. An uptodate political, social and economic history of finland from medieval times to the present. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Over thousands of years successive waves of people entered finland. Bishop mikael agricola studied under martin luther and translated the new testament to finnish in 1548. The first university in finland royal academy of turku was founded in 1640 literacy reached over 50% in the late. The finnish bronze age started in approximately 1,500 bc and the iron age started in 500 bc and lasted until 1,300 ad. Finnish iron age cultures can be separated into finnish proper, tavastian, and karelian cultures. Finnish history is a bit odd, because finland is a recent creation, while the finns have been inhabiting their homeland since the neolithic.
David kirby traces the evolution of finlands distinctive identity and of the finnish national state from the long centuries under swedish rule, through selfgovernment within the russian empire, to independence in the twentieth century. The earliest finns were stoneage hunters and gatherers. General interest a concise history of finland by david kirby. International energy agency, energy policies of iea countries finland. Read or download a short history of finland book by fred singleton. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. Media in category history of finland the following 200 files are in this category, out of 235 total. Modernisation of finland 18002000 globelics academy. Finland becomes an associate member of the european free trade association, efta. Pdf the conceptual history of the welfare state in finland.