A concise history of Finland

List of illustrations --

Preface --

1. A medieval marchland --

2. The Swedish legacy --

3. From Stockholm to St. Petersburg, 1780-1860 --

4. The embryonic state, 1860-1907 --

5. The independent state, 1907-37 --

6. War and peace, 1939-56 --

7. The Kekkonen era, 1956-81 --

8. From nation state to Eurostate --

Key dates --

Presidents of Finland --

Elections and governments --

Notes --

Guide to further reading --

Index.