Academy of Finland
Expert organization on research funding. Includes a directory of ongoing programs.
http://www.aka.fi/Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
A national body of societies from all branches of arts and sciences. Information about their services and publications.
http://www.tsv.fi/engl/introd.htm
Fungi in Finland and Sweden
Detailed photographs of hundreds of species, with notes on edibility. In Finnish, Swedish, and English.
http://sienet.luontonetti.com/en/
Geological Survey of Finland
Research center that provides geoscientific information and services for assessment of raw materials, environmental studies, construction and land use planning.
http://www.gsf.fi/
NorNet: Northern Environmental Research Network
Cooperation network of northern Finnish environmental researchers which aims to support, integrate and profile northern research, expert and laboratory services and education.
http://www.nornet.oulu.fi/english/index.html
Research.fi
Key statistics and other data on Finnish science and technology. Links to more in-depth information.
http://www.research.fi/index_en.html
Tekes - the National Technology Agency
The main financing organization for applied and industrial research and development, offering channels for cooperation with local companies, universities and research institutes.
http://www.tekes.fi/eng/default.asp
The Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Studies and provides advice on the usage of Finnish, Swedish, the Finno-Ugric languages, Finnish Sign Language, and Romany, the language of the gypsies in Finland.
http://www.kotus.fi/inenglish/
Virtual Finland: Nature and Environment
Articles written by leading specialists.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/natu.html
VTT: Technical Research Centre of Finland
An impartial expert organization that carries out technical and technoeconomic research and development. Operating units, service directory and publications.
http://www.vtt.fi/indexe.htm
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