Atlas of Finland 1960

This article reviews the compilation history of the National Atlas of Finland from its first edition in 1899 to the fourth edition in 1960, with a focus on the preparatory and organizational processes of the fourth edition, the challenges encountered during editorial work, and the strategies adopted to address them. It details the atlas's content structure, covering 38 thematic folios on physical geography, population, economy, transportation, education, and health, and explains how limited funding was managed through improved color usage and printing techniques to enhance map legibility and information capacity. The fourth edition comprises 400 maps, about two-thirds of which are new, reflecting environmental and societal changes in Finland over 35 years.