The Constitution

These texts are aimed for foreng students who shall study Finnish Constitutional Law. See first the www-pages mentioned below.

1. On the Parliament of Finland: http://www.eduskunta.fi/efakta/index01.htm

2. On the Government of Finland: http://valtioneuvosto.fi/liston/base.lsp?r=748&k=en and http://valtioneuvosto.fi/liston/base.lsp?r=1048&k=en&old=748

3. On the President of the Republic: http://www.president.fi/netcomm/

4. On the Supreme Court: http://www.kko.fi/english/

5. On the Supreme Administrative Court: http://www.kho.fi/english.html

6. On the Parliamentary Ombudsman: http://www.eduskunta.fi/efakta/eoa/eoa.htm

7. On the Councellor of Justice of the Government: http://www.vn.fi/okv/english/index.html

8. Library of the Parliament, list of lnks: http://www.eduskunta.fi/kirjasto/Elki/aiheeten.html

9. Finnish Law on the Internet: http://www.llrx.com/features/finnish.htm

10. The Constitution of Finland and related materials: http://www.om.fi/constitution/ see also http://www.llrx.com/features/finnish.htm#Constitution

11. Statistics on Finland: http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/index_en.html

12. See also the following topics in http://virtual.finland.fi.This page is designed to give you a comprehensive picture of essential sectors and institutions of Finnish society. The Constitution of Finland, The Reform of the Finnish Constitution, The Parliament of Finland, The President of the Republic of Finland, The Government of Finland (government, ministries), Parliamentary elections 1999, The Presidential Election in 2000, Finnish Parliamentarism - Coalitions and Consensus, The Structure and Development of Political Parties in Finland, The Finnish Court System, Churches and Religion in Finland, The Finnish Orthodox Church, Finnish Population, National Minorities of Finland, Swedish in Finland, The Sami in Finland, Finnish Woman: The Road to Equality, Foreigners in Finland.

WRITTEN MATERIAL

1. Political history of Finland
Jutikkala, E., A History of Finland, Helsinki: WSOY, 1998.
Klinge, M., A Brief History of Finland, Helsinki: Otava, 1997.
Tiihonen, S., The Origin and Development of the Finnsh System of Government, in Power and Bureaucracy in Finnland 1809-1998, Helsinki: Otava, 1998.

2. Constitution - Texsts
The Ministry of Justice, The Constitution of Finland, Vammala: Oikeusministeriö, 2001.
The Parliament of Finland, Parliaments Rules of Procedure, Helsinki:Eduskunta, 2001.

3. Doctrine
3.1. General Studies (studies in English or studies with an English summary)
Hovi, J., Kansa ja edustaminen (People and representation, A study of the use of supreme state power and its relation to normative legitimacy in the Finnish Constitution), Vaasa: Vaasan yliopisto, 2000.
Husa, J., Nordic Reflections on Constitutional Law. A Comparative Nordic Perspective, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2002.
Nousiainen, J., The Finnish Political System, Cambrigge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1971.
Nousiainen, J., The Constitution of Finland, Vammala: The Ministry of Justice, 2001.
Sakslin, M. (ed.), The Finnish Constitution in Transition, Helsinki: The Finnish Society of Constitutional Law, 1991.
Suksi, M., Making a Constitution, åbo: åbo Akademie, 1995.
Ilkka Saraviita, The Constitution of Finland, Kluwer Law International, suppl.56, July 2004.

3.2. Institutions (studies in English or studies with an English summary)
Broms, B., Eduskunnan ulkoasiainvaliokunta (The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnih Parliament. A Comparative Study in Constitutional Law ), Vammala: Turun Yliopisto, 1967.
Finnish parliamentary book committee, (ed.), The Parliament of Finland, the voice of the people past, present and future, Helsinki: Finnish Parliament, 2000.
Hiden, M., Säädösvalvonta Suomessa, I Eduskuntalait (The Legal Control of Statutes in Finland, Volume I, the Acts of Parliament), Vammala, Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys, 1974.
Jyränki, A., Presidentti (The President, A Study of the Position of the Head of State in Finland from 1919 to 1976), Vammala: Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys, 1978.
Länsineva, P., The Constitutional Committee of Parliament: the Finnish Model of Norm Control. The Finnish Constitution in Transition, Helsinki, The Finnish Society of Constitutional Law, 1991.
Meres-Wuori O., Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliitinen päätöksentekojärjestelmä (The decision-making system in foreign and security policy in Finland), Helsinki: Kauppakaari Oy, 1998.
Rautio, I.(ed.), Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland 80 years, Helsinki: 2000.
Suksi, M., The Advisory Referendum in Finland, in European Public Law, vol. V, issue 4, Kluwer Law Internatioal, 1999.
Wiberg, M. (ed.), Parliamentry Controll in the Nordic Countries: Jyväskylä, The Finnish Political Science Association, 1994.

3.3. Basic Rights and liberties (studies in English or studies with an English summary)
Länsineva, P., Property and the Fundamental Rights Reform, Constitutionalism in Finland - Reality and Perspecives, Helsinki: The Finnish Society of Constitutional Law, 1995.
Ollila, R., Freedom of Speech and Protection of Privacy in Convrgence of Electronic Communications, Rovaniemi: Faculty of Law, 2001.
Pohjolainen, T., Kansalaisten perusoikeudet ja poikkeuslainsäädäntö( Finlands system of fundamental rights in the light of exeptional legislation), Tampere: Finnpublishers Oy, 1980.
Scheinin, M., Ihmisoikeudet Suomen oikeudessa (A. Study in Constitutional Law of the Domestic Validity of International Human Rights Treaties and the Applicability of Human and Constitutional Rights in the Finnish Legal Order,Jyväskylä, Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys, 1991.
Scheinin, M., Minorities, Human Rights and the Welfare State - the 1995 Fundamntal Rights Reform, Constitutionalism in Finland - Reality and Perspecives, Helsinki:, The Finnish Society of Constitutional Law, 1995.
Viljanen,V., Perusoikeuksin rajoitusedellytykset (Restriction of Basic Rights), Vantaa: Werner Söderström Lakikieto Oy, 2001.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Human Rights and Finland¥s Foreign Policy, Helsinki: Publications of Ministry for foreign Affaits 2, 2001.

Books on questions related to the Constitution of Finland
Martin Schenin (ed.) The welfare State and Constitutionalism in the Nordic Countries, Copenhagen 2001.
Husa, Jaakko: Nordic Reflections on Constitutional Law. A Comparative Nordic Perspective. 2002.
Nousiainen, J., The Finnish Political System, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press 1971.
Sakslin, M. (ed.), The Finnish Constitution in Transition, Helsinki, The Finnish Society of Constitutional Law, 1991.
Autonomy -An alternative to Secession. A Seminar (report) on the åland Islands as an Example for Peaceful Governance. Helsinki 2001.
Rautio, I.(ed.), Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland 80 years, Helsinki, 2000.
Flanz, Gisbert H (ed.): Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Release 2000 - 7, Finland. With an introduction by Gisbert H. Flanz. New York 2000.
Eduskunta: The Parliament of Finland, Helsinki 2000 containing among others Seppo Hentilä From the Power of the Estates to the Power of the People, Jaakko Nousiainen, Democracy in Finland, Mikael HidÈn, Constitution 2000 and the Parliament and Seppo Tiitinen: Internationalizing Parliament.
Ollila, R., Freedom of Speech and Protection of Privacy in Convergence of Communications, Rovaniemi, Faculty of Law, 2001.
Saraviita, Ilkka: The Constitution of Finland, Kluwer Law International, The Haque 2005.
Human Rights and Finland¥s Foreign Policy. Publication of Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Publications of Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 2/2001.
Wiberg, M. (ed.), Parliamentry Controll in the Nordic Countries, Jyväskylä, The Finnish Political Science Association, 1994