Uppslagsverket Finland

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Uppslagsverket Finland
Uppslagsverket Finland.jpg
Printed editions of the encyclopaedia.
EditorsHenrik Ekberg et alii
CountryFinland
LanguageSwedish
GenreEncyclopedia
Publisher Schildts
Publication date
1982–1985
2003–2007 (2nd edition)
ISBN 9789515002679

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

Contents

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

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

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

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

Editors

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

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

First edition

  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

  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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Uppslagsverket Finlands historia Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2016-07-16. (in Swedish)
  2. 1 2 Uppslagsverket Finland nådde Ö. YLE 2007-11-06. (Archived.) (in Swedish)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Helmersson, Dicte. "Uppslagsverket Finland". Nationalencyclopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Välkommen till Uppslagsverket Finland på nätet". uppslag.kaapeli.fi. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Om uppslagsverket - Uppslagsverket Finland". uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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