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href="/en/publications/name_publications#ArticlesinEnglish">Articles in English</a><br> <a href="/en/publications/name_publications#InformationonFinnishfirstnamesandsurnames">Information on Finnish first names and surnames</a><br> <a href="/en/publications/name_publications#Morepublicationsavailable">More publications available </a><br> <a href="/en/publications/name_publications#NamesinMedia">Names in Media</a><br> </div><br><p>The Institute’s experts on name planning edit publications, both in print and online, on Finnish and foreign proper names and toponyms. The publications also contain useful guidelines for the spelling, inflection and use of names.</p><p>Publications on proper names deal with first names, surnames, naming systems relating to immigrants, and Russian proper names. Publications on toponymy describe names of municipalities and their inflection, as well as the history of place names. Outside Finland, our topics cover the names of countries and capitals and, for instance, place names in Greece. The Institute has also hosted web exhibitions about names.</p><a href="/en/publications/name_publications#alku">Back to headlines</a><br><br><a name="WebpublicationsinEnglish"></a><h2>Web publications in English</h2><ul><li><a href="http://scripta.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk23/" target="_blank" id="pwd_link_1878_9199e98622ba77275ee9a8ab00d1647b" title="Directions in Urban Place Name Research" class="externallink">Directions in Urban Place Name Research</a><br></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://kaino.kotus.fi/maidennimet/index.php?h=en" target="_blank" id="pwd_link_588_55e8a1a8a80e3a547b537b4c07177108" title="Names of countries in seven languages">Names of Countries in Seven Languages</a> </li></ul><p>Each name is presented in Finnish, Swedish, North Saami, English, French, German and Russian.</p><ul><li><a href="/en/publications/name_publications/new_surname_proposals" target="" id="pwd_internal_link_10380:en:www_229419ee3aa11de19e4ac4e52a2ce2be" title="New surname proposals" class="internallink">New surname proposals</a><br><br></li></ul><ul><li><a href="/en/on_language/names/names_on_maps/toponymic_guidelines" target="" id="pwd_internal_link_9822:en:www_0b0038ea9414d3c8acad1b35711cbb3a" title="Toponymic guidelines">Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and Other Editors – Finland</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="/en/on_language/names/the_story_of_a_place_name" target="" id="pwd_internal_link_9832:en:www_96d3b5479a0e25ab9e68c957dc138356" title="The Story of a Place Name" class="internallink">The Story of a Place Name</a><br></li></ul><a href="/en/publications/name_publications#alku">Back to headlines</a><br><br><a name="ArticlesinEnglish"></a><h2>Articles in English</h2><ul><li><a href="http://scripta.kotus.fi/www/artikkelit/toponyms.html" target="_blank" id="pwd_link_240_6db5867b40e58394de8d60023b72b477" title="Toponyms Data Bank">Toponyms Data Bank (Miikkulainen, Raija 1998) </a></li></ul><p>Based on the paper read at the XIXth International Congress of Onomastic Sciences in Aberdeen on 4–11 August 1996. Published in: Miikkulainen, Raija (1998): The Database of Finnish Toponyms. In W.F. H. Nicolaisen (ed.), Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. Aberdeen, August 4-11, 1996. Volume 2. Department of English, University of Aberdeen. Aberdeen. p. 248–255.</p><ul><li><a href="files/1454/julkaistuS65_70_Paikkala.pdf" title="Paikkala, Sirkka (2009): Places, names & stories – a pilot project on geographical names in Finland (pdf) (1.7 MB)" class="noicon" target="_blank">Places, names & stories – a pilot project on geographical names in Finland (Paikkala, Sirkka 2009)</a></li></ul><p>In Peter Jordan, Hubert Bergmann, Catherine Cheetham und Isolde Hausner (editors), Geographical Names as a Part of the Cultural Heritage. Wiener Schriften zur Geographie und Kartographie, Bd. 18. Wien. p.  65–70.</p><ul><li><a href="files/1452/sirkka-_botolv.pdf" title="Paikkala, Sirkka (2010): Reasons for name changes in Finland (pdf) (125.4 KB)" class="noicon" target="_blank">Reasons for name changes in Finland (Paikkala, Sirkka 2010)</a></li></ul><p>In Terje Larsen og Tom Schmidt, Botolv onomastikkens harding. Veneskrift til Botolv Helleland på 70-årsdagen 9. juni 2010. Oslo: Novus Forlag. ISBN 978-82-7099-569-1. p. 71–80.</p><a href="/en/publications/name_publications#alku">Back to headlines</a><br><br><a name="InformationonFinnishfirstnamesandsurnames"></a><h2>Information on Finnish first names and surnames</h2><ul><li><a href="http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3" target="_blank" id="pwd_link_546_3a7082d2973020039b95b99a3b15823e" title="Name Services">Name service (Population Register Centre) </a></li></ul><a href="/en/publications/name_publications#alku">Back to headlines</a><br><br><a name="Morepublicationsavailable"></a><h2>More publications available </h2><ul><li><a href="/julkaisut/nimijulkaisut" target="" id="pwd_internal_link_7873:fi:www_540aab11e44aa1882e79e15bb7b14296" title="Nimijulkaisut">Name publications (in Finnish)</a></li></ul><a href="/en/publications/name_publications#alku">Back to headlines</a><br><br><a name="NamesinMedia"></a><h2>Names in Media</h2><ul><li><a title="Mysterious names on the map of Finland" id="pwd_link_3349_639162474432bd26bcc8dc1a98b286d4" target="_blank" href="http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=309582&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US" class="externallink">Mysterious names on the map of Finland</a> – This is Finland, July 2014.</li></ul><ul><li><a title="Surname stories: Land of the –nens" id="pwd_link_3350_29eac2d6d2ad583880e6e84996416a93" target="_blank" href="http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=224450&nodeid=41802&culture=en-US" class="externallink">Surname stories: Land of the –nens</a> – This is Finland, June 2011. </li></ul></div><a href="/en/publications/name_publications#alku">Back to headlines</a><br><br></div><br class="eoc" style="clear:both"> </main> <aside class="col-md-4 margin-bottom--medium side-bar"> <div class="content" id="C22681v64730"><div id="pwd_ci_3130_6f1b45e9bcff92af2d740cd5d39688d1" class="content_image" align="center"><a href="files/3130/DSC_6266.JPG" title="Nimistön julkaisuja. 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