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General
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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) |
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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) |
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Mercator
Legislation: Swedish
Where is it spoken, and in which domains is it used? Plus links.
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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) |
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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) |
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Education & Courses
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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. |
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Åbo
Akademi University
Åbo Akademi, the Swedish-language university of Finland. Information
on faculties and institutes, campuses, etc. (partly in Swedish only) |
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Opetushallitus/Utbildungstyrelsen
National Board of Education in Finland. Aims, products, projects,
international cooperation, education system, and some background information. |
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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) |
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Finns
Folkhögskola
Adult education, both residential and distance. (mostly in Swedish) |
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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) |
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Media
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Mercator Media: Svenska
Overview of language situation and of the media, database with media
organizations, and links. (most in 3 languages) |
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FST
Swedish branch of the Finnish public broadcasting company. Television
programmes, background and contact info. (in Swedish) |
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Language & Linguistics
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Lexin dictionaries
On-line Swedish-English and Swedish-Finnish (vice versa)
dictionaries. |
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Web guide to
the Swedish language
Overview of mailing lists and news groups, plus a number of links. |
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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 |
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Ethnologue:
Swedish (Finland)
Some information on number of speakers and geographic distribution. |
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Culture
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Ålands museum
National museum of Åland, specilizing in history and arts.
Information on exhibitions, education, staff, other museums in Åland, etc. (in 4
languages) |
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Miscellaneous
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Ålands
fredsinstitut
Åland Peace Institute. Information about autonomy, research,
publications, conferences, international youth exchanges, minorities. |
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Swedish in Finland
List of Swedish placenames and a map. |
