Links

Here You can find useful links to information about Finland, its government and administration, education in Finland, tourism etc. The list is not comprehensive. The Embassy of Finland is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Links to Finland

• thisisFinland – things you should and shouldn’t know
• Suomi.fi – One address for citizens’ services
• City of Helsinki
• Finnfacts
• Statistics Finland

Government and administration

• President of the Republic of Finland
• Parliament of Finland
• Finnish Government
• Prime Minister's Office
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• The Finnish Defence Forces
• Employment and Economic Development Office
• Ministries' Web Pages
• A Gateway to Local Finland
• Finnish Immigration Service
• Finnish Customs

Legal Affairs

• Constitution of Finland
• FINLEX Data bank
• Ministry of Justice
• Openness Act
• Everyman's Right

Social welfare and healthcare

• KELA – The Social Insurance Institution of Finland
• National Institute for Health and Welfare
• Social services and benefits (PDF)
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Economy

• Ministry of Employment and the Economy 
• Ministry of Finance
• Bank of Finland
• VATT – Government Institute for Economic Research
• ETLA – The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
• Finpro – Finland Trade Center
• TEKES – National Technology Agency
• VTT – Technical Research Center of Finland
• Invest in Finland

Education

• Study in Finland
• The Finnish National Board of Education
• Ministry of Education and Culture
• The Finnish Institute in Japan
• Universities of Finland
• Polytechnics of Finland
• Academy of Finland
• CIMO - The Centre for International Mobility
• Summer universities in Finland
• Academic Career Services in Finland
• OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results 2009

Culture

• museums.fi – Museums in Finland
• Design Forum Finland
• The National Archives Service in Finland
• Finnish National Gallery
• National Board of Antiquities
• Ateneum Art Museum
• Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
• Finland Festivals
• Finnish Music Information Center
• Music Export Finland
• Finnish Theatre Information Centre
• Finnish Dance Information Centre 
• Finnisharchitecture.fi
• Finnish Literature Society
• Finnish Film Foundation
• The Finnish Sauna Society
• Alvar Aalto Foundation
• Jean Sibelius – the website
• Kalevala, the Finnish national epic
• Moomin Characters
• Santa Claus’ Office, Rovaniemi
• Food from Finland

Media

• NewsRoom Finland
• Helsingin Sanomat International Edition
• Helsinki Times
• YLE – Finnish Broadcasting Company
  • YLE News in English
  • YLE Mondo – Your foreign language radio in Finland
• STT – The Finnish News Agency
• Finnmedia – The Federation of the Finnish Media Industry
• Finland FOCUS – web-magazine
• Good News from Finland

Tourism

• Visit Finland
• The official tourism website of the city of Helsinki
• Santa Claus Village
• Finnguide - Explore Finnish municipalities and cities
• Finnish Tourist Board
• Moominworld

Sports

• Finnish Sports Federation
• Pesäpalloliitto – Finnish Baseball Association
• Football Association of Finland