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Language and Literature: Finland

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Links to linguistics and literature.

BookNetti - Booknet (http://www.booknet.fi)
Contains information about the Finnish Book Publishers Association, the Booksellers Association of Finland, and the National Biography of Finland, with related links. In Finnish.

Ethnologue. Languages of the World: Finland (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=FI)
Provides information on known living languages spoken (as well as Saami, Kemi--extinct languages) in Finland and their populations as well as a language map.

Project Runeberg (http://runeberg.org/authors/)
A continuously updated database of more than 12,000 authors and other relevant individuals from the Nordic countries, including hundreds of detailed biographies. Seeks to create free electronic editions of classic Nordic literature. Searchable. Hosted by Linköping University, Sweden. In English and Swedish.

Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura (http://www.finlit.fi/english/index.htm)
The Finnish Literature Society researches Finnish literature, folklore and folk culture. Links to information about the society, folklore and literary archives, library, activities and events, and more. In English, Finnish, Swedish, and Russian.

Suomen Nuorisokirjallisuuden Instituutti (http://www.tampere.fi/kirjasto/sni/snkirja.htm)
The Finnish Institute for Children's Literature site. In Finnish.

Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (http://www.sls.fi)
The Swedish Literature Society (of Finland) promotes Swedish literature and culture in Finland. In Swedish and Finnish, introductory page in English.

University of Helsinki. The Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature (http://www.helsinki.fi/nordica/index_eng.htm)
Information about the department, studies, research, projects, publications, and links. In Finnish, Swedish, and introductory page in English.

Virtual Finland. Weight of the Written Word (http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/literat.html)
Article about Finnish literature today. Also links to the Finnish Literature Information Centre, Union of Finnish Writers, and a site on modern Finnish Writers.

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