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Academy of Finland  www.aka.fi Expert organization on research funding. Includes a directory of ongoing programs.

Federation of Finnish Learned Societies  www.tsv.fi/engl/introd.htm A national body of societies from all branches of arts and sciences. Information about their services and publications.

Fungi in Finland and Sweden  sienet.luontonetti.com/en Detailed photographs of hundreds of species, with notes on edibility. In Finnish, Swedish, and English.

Geological Survey of Finland  www.gsf.fi Research center that provides geoscientific information and services for assessment of raw materials, environmental studies, construction and land use planning.

NorNet: Northern Environmental Research Network  www.nornet.oulu.fi/english/index.html Cooperation network of northern Finnish environmental researchers which aims to support, integrate and profile northern research, expert and laboratory services and education.

Tekes - the National Technology Agency  www.tekes.fi/eng/default.asp The main financing organization for applied and industrial research and development, offering channels for cooperation with local companies, universities and research institutes.

Virtual Finland: Nature and Environment  virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/natu.html Articles written by leading specialists.