Reviews: Atlas of Finland

Summary

This review evaluates the fourth edition of the Atlas of Finland, published in 1960 by the Geographical Society of Finland. It situates the volume within the history of the world’s oldest national atlas series and compares it particularly with the 1925 edition. Drawing on extensive specialist contributions and new investigations, the atlas incorporates numerous maps addressing Finland’s profound structural changes after 1925 while maintaining continuity with earlier editions. Its 39 maps are praised for their scientific quality, technical execution, and original scholarship. The concise explanatory notes provide essential guidance, with further detail available in the Handbook of Finland’s Geography. The reviewer concludes that the atlas successfully continues Finland’s distinguished cartographic tradition and confirms the country’s leading position in national atlas production.