Financial Supervision Authority
Supervises about five hundred entities, including banks, brokerage firms, stock and derivatives exchanges, and management companies for mutual funds. Operates in connection with the Bank of Finland but is an independent decision making body.
http://www.rata.bof.fi/Institute of Migration
General information about international and internal migration. Immigration and emigration statistics. Articles on Finnish migration during the years.
http://www.utu.fi/erill/instmigr/index_e.htm
Kela: The Social Insurance Institution
Social security in Finland.
http://www.kela.fi/english/index.html
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Official Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland site.
http://formin.finland.fi/english/
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Facts and figures about the countryside. Veterinary services, control of foodstuffs, fisheries, game management, natural resources and land survey.
http://www.mmm.fi/english/
Ministry of Defence
Information on the defense policy, press releases and publications.
http://www.defmin.fi/
Ministry of Education
Official Ministry of Education site. Facts about copyright, research, culture, youth and sports in Finland.
http://www.minedu.fi/minedu/index.html
Ministry of Finance
Official Ministry of Finance of Finland site.
http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/vn/liston/base.lsp?r=673&k=en
Ministry of Justice
Duties, legal systems and prison services.
http://www.om.fi/333.htm
Ministry of Labour
Official Ministry of Labour in Finland site. Employment bulletin issues since January 1998.
http://www.mol.fi/english/
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Official Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland site. Health, insurance, social insurance, environmental and safety information. Socius Finland journal subscription.
http://www.stm.fi/Resource.phx/eng/index.htx
Ministry of the Environment
Official Ministry of the Environment in Finland site. Information about research and development.
http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/vn/liston/base.lsp?r=692&k=en
Ministry of the Interior
Official Ministry of the Interior of Finland site. Links to State Provincial Offices, State Local Offices, Population Register Centre, Directorate of Immigration, Police, Rescue Services and Frontier Guard.
http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/home.nsf/pages/index_eng
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Information about technology and consumer policies, services to enterprises and news.
http://www.ktm.fi/
Office of the Chancellor of Justice
Official site for the Office of the Chancellor of Justice in Finland. Instructions for filing a citizen's complaint.
http://www.vn.fi/okv/english/
Parliament of Finland
Finnish Parliament. Members, facts, election guide, and some statistics.
http://www.eduskunta.fi/efakta/index01.htm
Prime Minister's Office
Official Prime Minister's Office of Finland site. Organization, news and contacts. Contains links to Council of State, President of the Republic and Parliament.
http://www.vnk.fi/liston/vnk.lsp?r=915&k=en
Suomi.fi
General information for Finnish citizens, immigrants and emigrants.
http://www.suomi.fi/english/immigration_and_emigration/
The Finnish Government
The official site for the government and ministries. Basic information, news and history.
http://government.fi/liston/base.lsp?l=2
The Ministry of Transport and Communication
Official Ministry of Transport and Communication of Finland.
http://www.mintc.fi/www/sivut/english/default.html
The Ombudsman for Equality
Independent authority monitoring compliance with the Act on Equality between Women and Men. Includes details of publications and court decisions.
http://www.tasa-arvo.fi/www-eng/index.html
The Police of Finland
Organization, duties and license services.
http://www.poliisi.fi/english/index.htm
The President of Finland
About the President and the official residences. List of Finnish Presidents in the past and present. Read some speeches made by the president.
http://www.president.fi/netcomm/
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