Lavery (history, Oklahoma State U.) offers a survey of the history of the nation of Finland, from Ice Age prehistory through the present. Nine chapters introduce the culture, geography and climate of the country, and discuss Finland as part of the Swedish realm; 19th century autonomy; Russian rule (dubbed the Age of Oppression), independence, and civil war; the country's roles in WWII and the Cold War; and its current culture, politics, and economy....