History of Finland: Primary Documents
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- Provided by the Latvian National Library.
- (16th to 18th centuries; map facsimiles and descriptions)
- Photos from Gustaf Hallström's early 20th century research trips.
- Cultural history vignettes from northern Sweden, Norway, and Finland.
- Posted by the Umeå University Library.
- (1907-1926; photo facsimiles and diary transcriptions)
- Database of digitized Finnish newspapers published from 1771-1900.
- Browse the database by newspaper title or by topic.
- (1771-1900; facsimiles)
- The power manifesto of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, removing "local" legislation from the Grand Duchy of Finland.
- (15 February 1899; English translation)
- Concerning the procedure to be complied with issuing laws and decrees of all-Empire significance for Finland.
- Consolidates 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)
- Provides secondary introduction as well as the text of the Ems Telegram recognizing the independence of Finland.
- (18 December 1917; English translation)
- Also available in Russian.
- (18-23 December 1917; English translations)
- Information on the Soviet invasion of Finland 1939-1940.
- (30 November 1939 to 14 March 1940; maps, transcriptions, commentary)
- SA Photo Archive: Defense of the Home Front.
- Over 100,000 photos of Finland during the wars of independence (during the time called World War II elsewhere).
- (1939-1945; searchable database of photographic reproductions)
- British policy and perceptions towards Finland during the:
- (1939-1956; English transcriptions)
- From the Finnish Ministry of Justice with amendments through 1999.
- Finnish and Swedish text versions, as well as translations into English and other languages.
- (11 June 1999; transcriptions and translations)
- (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- Finnish historical documents from Wikiaineisto.
- (Finnish transcriptions)
- Finnish historical documents from the Library of Parliament.
- (Finnish transcriptions)
- Documents from Swedish rule, Russian rule, and since independence.
- (1200 to the present; Finnish transcriptions)
- One of the earliest accurate 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.
- A History of Nordic Travel.
- (16th to 20th centuries; facsimiles, transcriptions, maps)
- Digitized Finnish newspapers.
- (May 2000 to present day; English transcriptions)
- Also contains a collection of coats of arms for other European countries and principalities.
- (Facsimiles)
- Manifestations of Europe in archival documents.
- See especially Helsinki documents.
- (Facsimiles and English summaries)
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Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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