Essays Tagged: "Finland"

Den danske rockerkrig

er det et mærkelig sammentræf.Gruppernes fjendskab kan være blusset voldsomt op i Finland, hvor Bandidos fejredeåbningen af et nyt klubhus, og HA holdt tatovørkongres. ...

(5 pages) 31 0 3.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Computer Crimes

ere arrested in the scheme, in which $10 million was allegedly shifted from Citibank to accounts in Finland, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Israel, and Switzerland. Of the $10 mi ...

(3 pages) 153 0 3.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Living in estonia as an architect

mplest things. That reminds me an article in the EEsome time ago about a Finnish lady (naturally in Finland) completing or taking her doctor'sdegree. She was examining Finnish post-war modern house, i ...

(4 pages) 44 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays

The Euro- a research paper about the euro- I had to write this for my economics class

9 eleven European countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Ireland, and the Netherlands, replaced their national currencies and introduced a single Eu ...

(8 pages) 479 1 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

political Systems: Name three politcal systems around the world and compare and contrast them. Give examples(i.e. countries)

e United Kingdom, Canada and Germany; and the semi-presidential system of countries such as France, Finland, and Senegal. In actuality there are many similarities between these three systems. Each, ho ... s, 2000). This is not the case for semi-presidential systems such as that found in France, Senegal, Finland and numerous other countries around the world. In these countries a President may force the ...

(9 pages) 345 0 4.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Normadic Herding- Sami

Sami, formerly called the Lapps by the Scandinavians, are the indigenous people of the far north of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. Their language is Finno-Ugric, related to Finnish and Hungarian. ... g, handicrafts and music are distinctive. The Sami are thought to descent from a people who reached Finland after the end of the last Ice Age. When they got to Finland, at first they occupied the sout ...

(4 pages) 47 0 3.6 Mar/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Sweeden vs. Finland This essay compares the Economic Characteristics of these two countrys which means it tell how they earn and spend money and all sinilartys and differences of the two

Sweden vs. FinlandComparing Economic CharacteristicsIn this essay I'm going to compare and contrast Sweden and ... rtant to both countries economies. Sweden is a big producer of iron ore and other natural minerals. Finland is not a big producer of minerals. They lack in coal, oil, and most of the other natural min ... ck in coal, oil, and most of the other natural minerals. Over half of Sweden is covered in forests. Finland also has lots of forests. The government owns one-third of their northern forest and timber ...

(4 pages) 77 0 4.4 May/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Sweeden vs. Finland This essay shows the differences and the similaritys of Sweeden and Finland it tells how they earn and spend money and all economic characteristics.

Sweden vs. FinlandComparing Economic CharacteristicsIn this essay I'm going to compare and contrast Sweden and ... rtant to both countries economies. Sweden is a big producer of iron ore and other natural minerals. Finland is not a big producer of minerals. They lack in coal, oil, and most of the other natural min ... ck in coal, oil, and most of the other natural minerals. Over half of Sweden is covered in forests. Finland also has lots of forests. The government owns one-third of their northern forest and timber ...

(4 pages) 81 1 4.4 May/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Essay on the European Union. To recieve a better grade throw in some sources. I didn't cite any and I got an 86%

, Italy, Luxemburg, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Finland, Portugal, Sweden, and Greece. With all these countries forming one huge economic alliance, ... As time passed by many other nations joined, England, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Finland and Greece. The European Union expects to expand membership to eas ...

(3 pages) 237 1 4.2 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Comparison of Finnish and American educational systems and whether grades are detrimental to college learning

ing at all? Well, according to David Rothenberg, a philosophy professor, who spent time teaching in Finland, their educational system is centered on the belief that grades are not necessary to learnin ... stem is centered on the belief that grades are not necessary to learning. In his essay "Learning in Finland: No Grades, No Criticism," he tells about his experiences teaching as a Fulbright scholar in ...

(3 pages) 66 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The history of Olavinlinna Castle in Finland.

"Olavinlinna Castle"Olavinlinna castle is located in Finland. It is near the town of Savonlinna, which many people confuse to be part of it. The castle i ... nlinna, which many people confuse to be part of it. The castle is found in the southeastern part of Finland. The castle is within the swift strait of Kyrönsalmi, (it is surround by water on three ... still stayed in the castle until the year1847. Then in the 1850's Olavinlinna served as a prison in Finland. During the 1860's two fires broke out and caused major damage. The castle was then restored ...

(1 pages) 28 0 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How successful was the league of nations in the 1920's? This essay analyses the problems and difficulties of the first attempt of a world security organization

ecide the division of land between Germany and Poland.Also in 1921 it arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over their disputes for the Aaland Islands. After a careful study it was formulated that the ... isputes for the Aaland Islands. After a careful study it was formulated that the island belonged to Finland - both countries accepted this.When the League rejected Turkey's claim to the region of Mosu ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

Why did Finland remain a democracy between the two World Wars, whereas the Baltic States developed authoritarian regimes?

Between the First and Second World Wars, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all experienced political turmoil. In all four countries parl ... rienced political turmoil. In all four countries parliamentary democracy was threatened and only in Finland did it survive. The purpose of this essay is to look at the reasons why parliamentary democr ... rvive. The purpose of this essay is to look at the reasons why parliamentary democracy continued in Finland, while the Baltic States saw authoritarian regimes established. To do so it will first look ...

(13 pages) 54 0 4.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Save the Baltic Sea ! Efforts that should be made!

Save the Baltic SeaBaltic Sea is bounded by Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, and Germany. It covers an area of 422,000 sq km ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Nora-Sakari: A Proposed Joint Venture In Malaysia

ns in Malaysia. The case involves a possible joint venture with Sakari, the leading manufacturer in Finland of mobile phones and telecom systems. There is a large potential in the future development o ... an company has totally different ways of negotiating and doing business than their counterpart from Finland. However, the cultural differences are big, but still this shouldn't really be a big problem ...

(20 pages) 501 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

How successful was the League In the 1920s

ple in all parts of the worldBy settling border disputes such as the Aaland Islands were Sweden and Finland both wanted control over the Aalands, which where midway between both countries. They threat ... League of Nations. Then after studying the situation closely, the League gave the Aaland Islands to Finland, Sweden accepted the Leagues ruling and war was avoided. This proves that the League is tryi ...

(1 pages) 39 3 2.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Electoral Systems of Germany and Finland

Two Countries and governments that have electoral system similarities are those of Germany and Finland. They both use systems of the proportional representation model. Proportional representation ... and to the present age of 18 in 1972.Since the introduction of proportional representation in 1906, Finland has used the d'Hondt constituency list system with only slight modifications. This system is ...

(4 pages) 37 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

A brief analysis and description of the uniqueness of Malaysian culture

aspect of it which it is well-known for. For example, the British are very polite (Harzing, 2004), Finland is the cleanest country in the world (Aneki.com, 2004), the kiasu culture is extremely prono ...

(4 pages) 64 0 3.8 Jun/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Psychological Conditions of Characters in Carson McCullers' Writing

sorder he has. Many characters of Carson McCullers' short stories, "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland", "The Ballad of the Sad Café", and "Wunderkind" in particular, have some kind of psy ... characters are unpredictable at times.Towards the end of the story "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland" Mr. Brook, the head of the music department realizes the very thing that has always been bo ...

(6 pages) 34 0 1.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

College essay

to you. Building tree houses used to be my childhood specialty. Running through the woods of Finland with my friends, looking for trees that were in the perfect arrangement and distance apart, ...

(1 pages) 34 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing