Insight Guides Finland ^{3rd Ed.}

This book includes a section detailing Finland's history, 10 features covering the country's life and culture, ranging from its vast forested terrain to its top Formula One driver Mika Hakkinen, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 14 maps.

• Introduction
•  A Place in Europe
• History
• Decisive Dates
• The Finns Arrive
• Birth of a Nation
• Living with Russia
• The Two Wars
• A Shift in Balance

• Features

• The Finnish Character

• Art, Architecture and Design
• Music and Film
• The Writer's Dilemma
• Finns Who Speak Swedish
• The Sami and Their Land
• Rally Drivers to Runners
• Food and Drink
• In Defence of Greenness
• A Wilderness Experience

• Places

• Introduction

• Helsinki
• West of Helsinki
• Southern Finland
• Western Finland
• The Åland Islands
• The West Coast
• Lakeland
• Karelia and Kuusamo
• Lapland

• Insight On …

• Summer Festivals

• Lapland Christmas
• Saunas
• Summer Life
• Information Panels
• A Winter Journey
• Ladies First
• Finnish Youth
• Glass and Wood
• The Moomins
• Immigrants
• The Baltic States
• Canoeing
• Karelians
• Hunting

• Travel Tips

• Getting Acquainted

• Planning the Trip
• Practical Tips
• Getting Around
• Where to Stay
• Where to Eat
• Culture
• Nightlife
• Children
• Shopping
• Sports
• Language
• Further Reading

A brief introduction to Finland. Passable if you intend to spend some days vacationing and want to be prepared.

Nice but shallow.