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1. Finland (CountryReports.org)
   Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02

2. Finland

3. Finland Profile (BBC News)
   "Around two-thirds of Finland is covered in forest and about a tenth by water. In the far north the White Nights, during which the sun does not set, last for around 10 weeks of the summer. In winter the same area goes through nearly eight weeks when the sun never rises above the horizon." 04-06

4. Finland Timeline (BBC News)
   Provides a timeline of key events, starting with 1100. 04-06

5. Rulers by Country - D-F (Schulz)
   Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji Islands, Finland, and France. leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00

6. Gravity Shielding Experiments (Interprise Mission - Matthews and sample)
   "Scientists in Finland are about to reveal details of the world's first anti-gravity device. Measuring about 12 inch across, the device is said to reduce significantly the weight of anything suspended over it."
   
   "The claim -- which has been rigorously examined by scientists, and is due to appear in a physics journal next month -- could spark a technological revolution. By combatting gravity, the most ubiquitous force in the universe, everything from transport to power generation could be transformed." Includes a diagram. 8-02

7. -01-12-05 Wealthy Nations Agree to Delay Debt Payments (CNN News)
   "Meanwhile, the world's wealthiest nations have agreed to a moratorium on debt repayment by Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the two countries hardest hit by last month's tsunamis." 
   
   "The Paris Club of 19 creditor nations, said it was willing to freeze payments until the end of 2005, depending on assessments from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which would monitor the countries to make sure that the money was being used for tsunami relief."
   
   "The Paris Club comprises Austria, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States."
   
   "Finance ministers from the wealthy G7 nations have already agreed to a debt freeze for all tsunami nations." 
   
   "As for more immediate needs, the United Nations says it has $717 million -- more than 70 percent of the $977 million it requested -- to use immediately for tsunami relief." 01-05

8. -09-03-06 Former Olympic Champion Bob Mathias Dies (CBC News)
   "At the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland, he became the first athlete to repeat as Olympic champion in the decathlon." 09-06

9. Starting the "Dark Ages" (Wikipedia.org)
   "In the years 535 and 536, several remarkable aberrations in world climate took place. The Byzantine historian Procopius recorded of 536, "during this year a most dread portent took place. For the sun gave forth its light without brightness… and it seemed exceedingly like the sun in eclipse, for the beams it shed were not clear." Tree ring analysis by dendrochronologist Mike Baillie, of the Queen's University of Belfast, shows abnormally little growth in Irish oak in 536 and another sharp drop in 542, after a partial recovery. Similar patterns are recorded in tree rings from Sweden and Finland, in California's Sierra Nevada and in rings from Chilean Alerce trees." 10-06

10. World's Happiest Places (ABC News)
    "According to a new report released by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based group of 30 countries with democratic governments that provides economic and social statistics and data, happiness levels are highest in northern European countries."
    
    "Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands rated at the top of the list, ranking first, second and third, respectively. Outside Europe, New Zealand and Canada landed at Nos. 8 and 6, respectively. The U.S. did not crack the top 10. Switzerland placed seventh and Belgium placed tenth." 05-09

11. Europe - Travel Information by Location (Excite.Travel.com)
    Provides information on dining, where to stay, and interesting things to see. Search by city, state, or country. Includes Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, and Wales. 3-02

12. Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com)
    Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02

13. Awesome Library in Finnish (InterTran)
    Provides the Awesome Library, and the rest of the Web in Finnish. InterTran also translates Finnish Web sites to English or other languages. Translations are sometimes very slow. 7-02

14. Euro Currency (CNN News)
    Discusses the short history of the standard of exchange in many European countries, the Euro Dollar. "Eleven member states -- Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland -- joined in an initial wave of single currency participants after satisfying a series of economic conditions decreed by the EU. Greece was waved in as the 12th member and joined the eurozone in January 2001."
    
    "European nations hoping to join the single currency must satisfy a number of strict economic conditions."
    
    "Countries must keep their government budget deficit below 3 percent of gross domestic product, maintain low inflation, and produce a domestic surplus. Public debt can account for no more than 60 percent of GDP." 10-02

15. 12-13-02 European Union Expands by 10 Nations (CBS News)
    "Setting the stage for its largest expansion ever, European Union leaders agreed Friday on financial terms with 10 countries, mostly from the formerly communist east, to bring them into the union in 2004."
    
    "It will be the first expansion since Austria, Finland and Sweden joined in 1995, bringing the current total to 15 countries."
    
    "With the new members, the EU will surpass the North American Free Trade Agreement as the world's largest market, with 445 million people compared to NAFTA's 416 million."
    
    "The 10 candidates — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta — are to join in May 2004."
    
    "Their entry will be the EU's largest, most ambitious expansion ever and one that carries huge political significance, for it will erase the continent's Cold War divide." 12-02

16. Sweden (Wikipedia.org)
    "Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige (help·info)), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It is surrounded by Norway (west), Finland (northeast), the Skagerrak, Kattegat and Öresund straits (southwest) and the Baltic Sea (east). It has maritime borders with Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, and it is also linked to Denmark (southwest) by the Öresund Bridge. It has been a member of the European Union since 1995. Its capital city is Stockholm."
    
    "At 449,964 km² (173,720 square miles), Sweden is the third largest country in Western Europe." 07-07

17. Phishing Prevention (MSN MoneyCentral)
    "There's a new twist on 'phishing' scams: 'pharming.' You type in a legitimate Web address but get directed to a bogus site that steals your data."
    
    "To determine if you're at the real site, click on the lock symbol and make sure it displays the address you expect, says Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer of F-Secure, an Internet security company in Helsinki, Finland." 11-05.