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Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Swedish department. News, links, dialect dictionaries, staff, services, frequently asked questions, articles about language use. (mostly in Swedish)
Welcome to the Aaland Islands
Documentation about the Åland Islands: autonomy, administration, legal position, citizenship, international relations, culture, economy, education, media, nature and history. With a search facility. (in 4 languages)
Mercator Legislation: Swedish
Where is it spoken, and in which domains is it used? Plus links. (partly in Catalan only)
http://www.kaapeli.fi/~hurrarna/
Links relating to the Finland-Swedes. Categories include: business, education, culture, religion, media, social affairs, associations, local administration, service, and private pages. (mostly in Swedish)
Svenska Finlands folkting
Representative body of the Swedish minority. General information, activities, translation services, and a statistical overview of bilingual and Swedish-speaking communities. (mostly in Swedish)

Education & Courses

Mercator-Education: Swedish courses and regional dossier on Swedish (Finland)
Language Courses database: descriptions, contacts and links.
Regional Dossier: position of the Swedish language in education in Finland.
Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi, the Swedish-language university of Finland. Information on faculties and institutes, campuses, etc. (partly in Swedish only)
Opetushallitus/Utbildungstyrelsen
National Board of Education in Finland. Aims, products, projects, international cooperation, education system, and some background information.
Eurydice: the Education System in Finland
Eurydice national dossier. Gives a systematic overview of aspects of the education system, including the position of Swedish as the second national language. (in 3 languages)
Finns Folkhögskola
Adult education, both residential and distance. (mostly in Swedish)
Centret för språkbad och flerspråkighet
Centre for Language Immersion and Multilingualism, Vasa University. Backgrounds, research, education, publications. Incl. a mailing list on Language Immersion. (mostly in Swedish)

Media

Mercator Media: Svenska
Overview of language situation and of the media, database with media organizations, and links. (most in 3 languages)
FST
Swedish branch of the Finnish public broadcasting company. Television programmes, background and contact info. (in Swedish)

Language & Linguistics

Lexin dictionaries
On-line Swedish-English and Swedish-Finnish (vice versa) dictionaries.
Yamada Web guide to the Swedish language
Overview of mailing lists and news groups, plus a number of links.
The Nordic FAQ: the Swedish language
Some distinctives of Swedish, esp. its pronounciation, incl. characteristics of some dialects and regional standards such as Finland-Swedish
Ethnologue: Swedish (Finland)
Some information on number of speakers and geographic distribution.

Culture

Ålands museum
National museum of Åland, specilizing in history and arts. Information on exhibitions, education, staff, other museums in Åland, etc. (in 4 languages)

Miscellaneous

Ålands fredsinstitut
Åland Peace Institute. Information about autonomy, research, publications, conferences, international youth exchanges, minorities.
GeoNative Swedish in Finland
List of Swedish placenames and a map.

 

 

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