Welcome to North Wind Books at Finlandia University

Make us your source for hard-to-find books from Finnish publishers, translated into English. We offer many beautiful books about Finnish history, art, culture, sauna, food and music.

Click to see more information about Finland at War, 1939-45

Finland at War, 1939-45

Written by Philip Jowett. This book explains and illustrates in English, the organization, uniforms, equipment and tatics of Finland's defenders. $17.95  more information

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Finnish Music

Written by Kalevi Aho. Covering the whole vast range of music, it presents the major Finnish somposers and their works, as well as conductors, singers, musicians, orchestras, and choirs. $24.95  more information

Click to see more information about Portraying Finland

Portraying Finland

A wide-ranging introduction to a fascinating country in the north of Europe. $32.00  more information

Click to see more information about Politics of Gender

Politics of Gender

A compendium of articles in honor of this centenary, a century of women's suffrage in Finland. $33.95  more information

Click to see more information about The Information Society and the Welfare State

The Information Society and the Welfare State

Written by Manuel Castells and Pekka Himanen. A book examining the pros and cons of the Finnish information and welfare state, as well as comments for exporting their ideas. $29.95  more information

Click to see more information about Terra Ultima

Terra Ultima

Written by Maria Lahteenmaki. Finnish laplad has a history that is multicultural, exotic and marked by its Arctic location. TERRA ULTIMA takes the reader on a journey throug the centuries of this fascinating land. $39.50  more information

Click to see more information about A Short History of Finland

A Short History of Finland

Written by Fred Singleton. The second edition of the successful book that presents the reader with a readable and anuthoritative introduction to the Finns and their position in the world today. $22.99  more information

Click to see more information about DVD_Fire and Ice: Winter War of Finland & Russia

DVD_Fire and Ice: Winter War of Finland & Russia

DVD_"Fire and Ice" dramatically depicts the intensity of the war beginning in November of 1939. $25.00  more information

Click to see more information about The Winter War - The Soviet Attack

The Winter War - The Soviet Attack

Written by Eloise Engle & Lauri Paananen. The story of the Soviet attack on Finland in 1939 and its aftermath. $19.95  more information

Click to see more information about A Frozen Hell

A Frozen Hell

Written by William R. Trotter. A story of the epic resistance of the Finns and the war almost forgotten. $15.95  more information

Click to see more information about The History of Finland

The History of Finland

Written by Jason Lavery. A Greenwood History of the Modern Nations, colorful and full of interesting facts and photos of modern Finland. $45.00  more information

Click to see more information about Finnish Air Force 1939-1945

Finnish Air Force 1939-1945

Written by Kalevi Keskinen & Kari Stenman. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Finnish Air Force during WWII. $12.95  more information

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Luftwaffe over Finland

Written by Kalevi Keskinen & Kari Stenman. A book in a series on the Luftwaffe ("Air Weapon") Air Force of Germany during WWII, this book is filled with photos and diagrams of the Luftwaffe's missions over Finland. $14.95  more information

Click to see more information about Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A book of Akseli Gallen-Kallela's greatest works, ranging from homes and currency to his famous interpretations of the Kalevala epic. $43.00  more information

Click to see more information about Finnish Folk Culture

Finnish Folk Culture

Written by Ilmar Talve. "This is the first comprehensive account in English of Finland's material culture, habits and folklore." $35.00  more information

Click to see more information about From Scandinavian Shores

From Scandinavian Shores

Written by J.B. Hove. Immigrant culture & stories from our nordic family histories. $19.95  more information

Click to see more information about The Lapp King's Daughter: A Family's Journey Through Finland's Wars

The Lapp King's Daughter: A Family's Journey Through Finland's Wars

Written by Stina Katchadourian. This story of a Finnish family during World War II combines a gripping correspondence between the author's parents, who were separated by the war, with the interspersed memories of the author, who was their youngest child. $14.95  more information