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Uppslagsverket Finland
Printed editions of the encyclopaedia.
EditorsHenrik Ekberg et alii
CountryFinland
LanguageSwedish
GenreEncyclopedia
PublisherSchildts
Publication date
1982–1985
2003–2007 (2nd edition)
ISBN9789515002679

Uppslagsverket Finland ('Encyclopedia Finland') is a Swedish-language encyclopedia with a focus on Finland and in particular Finland-Swedish subjects.

The encyclopedia is published by initiative of an association dedicated to this task, Föreningen finlandssvenska uppslagsverk ('the Finnish-Swedish Encyclopedia Association'). The initiative to the publication was taken in 1969, and the first edition was published in three volumes in 1982 to 1985.[1]

A second edition was published by Schildts in five volumes during 2003 to 2007.[2]

In 2009, the encyclopedia was made freely available online, with funding from the educational association Svenska Folkskolans Vänner (SFV).

History[edit]

The encyclopedia was initiated in 1969, and work began in July of the same year. The starting point was a perceived lack of attention to Swedish Finland in both Finnish and national encyclopedias.[1]

To carry out the project, Föreningen finlandssvenska uppslagsverk ('the Finnish-Swedish Encyclopedia Association') was formed, which also received support from several Finnish-Swedish foundations and eventually from the Finnish state. The largest financial contribution was made by Svenska Folkskolans Vänner (SFV) and Schildts, which also acted as publisher.[3]

Paper edition[edit]

The first edition was published in three volumes between 1982 and 1985,[1] as the largest publishing venture in Swedish in Finland to date. The volumes were each about 700 pages long, and contained a total of about 9,000[3] articles. By its own admission, the encyclopedia was a sales success, with distribution both in Swedish-speaking Finland and outside of the country.[1]

After a number of years, however, the need for a new edition arose to cover developments in Swedish Finland. A second edition was published by Schildts in five volumes between 2003 and 2007, with a total of more than 12,000 articles.[3] The financing was again mainly provided by SFV,[1] and SFV noted a production cost of 10 million euros.[4]

The second edition of Uppslagsverket Finland experienced some sales difficulties, similar to encyclopedias in book form in many other countries at the time.[2]

Internet launch[edit]

In 2009, the encyclopedia was made available online for free.[5] There are no subscriptions or passwords for the online edition or advertisements on the website. SFV was mainly responsible for the internet launch,[3] while Schildts was responsible for updating the content and involved a number of experts.[1]

In 2012, the two Finnish publishers Schildts and Söderström & Co merged to form Schildts & Söderströms. As a result of the merger, Uppslagsverket Finland was taken over in its entirety by SFV.[1]

The article content, except for the majority of the images, may be reused under the Creative Commons free license CC-BY-SA 4.0.[6]

At the time of its launch, Uppslagsverket Finland was located at the domain address www.uvf.fi.[7] Since then, it has moved to www.uppslagsverket.fi, which has meant that links from Wikipedia have had to be reformatted.[6]

Editorial staff[edit]

Editors[edit]

The editor-in-chief of both printed editions was Henrik Ekberg [sv], and the chairman of the editorial board during production was Erik Allardt.[1]

Sigbritt Backman was editor-in-chief of the online edition[8] from autumn 2009 to autumn 2010, and then Johan Lindberg took over the task until spring 2012. The editor in charge since 1 June 2012 is Rabbe Sandelin.[9]

At the time of the internet launch, it was noted that the responsibility for updating the encyclopedia was handled by two full-time editors;[4] however, at the beginning of 2016, it was noted that Uppslagsverket Finland is not being actively updated. Readers are asked to contact the editorial team if anything needs updating.[5]

Editorial board[edit]

In addition to the permanent editorial staff, the editorial board has been joined by some 20 Finnish-Swedish subject experts.[4]

In February 2016, the following persons were listed as members of the editorial board of Uppslagsverket Finland:[10]

Bibliography[edit]

First edition[edit]

  1. Uppslagsverket Finland 1: A–J (1982), ISBN 951-50-0267-2
  2. Uppslagsverket Finland 2: K–R (1983), ISBN 951-50-0296-6
  3. Uppslagsverket Finland 3: S–Ö (1985), ISBN 951-50-0331-8

Second edition[edit]

  1. Uppslagsverket Finland 1: Aal–Fil (2003), ISBN 951-50-1356-9
  2. Uppslagsverket Finland 2: Fim–Kep (2004), ISBN 951-50-1369-0
  3. Uppslagsverket Finland 3: Ker–Oly (2005), ISBN 951-50-1370-4
  4. Uppslagsverket Finland 4: Oma–Sus (2006), ISBN 951-50-1371-2
  5. Uppslagsverket Finland 5: Sut–Öve (2007), ISBN 951-50-1372-0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Uppslagsverket Finlands historia Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2016-07-16. (in Swedish)
  2. ^ a b Uppslagsverket Finland nådde Ö. YLE 2007-11-06. (Archived.) (in Swedish)
  3. ^ a b c d Helmersson, Dicte. "Uppslagsverket Finland". Nationalencyclopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Uppslagsverket Finland gratis på webben". Hbl.fi | Finlands ledande nyhetssajt på svenska (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Välkommen till Uppslagsverket Finland på nätet". uppslag.kaapeli.fi. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Om uppslagsverket - Uppslagsverket Finland". uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Uppslagsverket Finland på nätet". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Redaktionen". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Redaktion". uppslag.kaapeli.fi (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Redaktionsrådet för Uppslagsverket Finland". uppslag.kaapeli.fi. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.

External links[edit]

Media related to Uppslagsverket Finland at Wikimedia Commons

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppslagsverket_Finland

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