Acknowledgements --
Table Of Cases --
Table Of Statutes --
1. Constitution In General Context --
Introduction --
What is the Constitution in Finland? --
Defining the Field --
Short History of Finnish Constitutional Law --
Sources of Constitutional Law --
International and European Borderlines --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
2. Institutional Design --
Introduction --
General Structure and Division of Power --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
3. Legislative Power-The Parliament --
Introduction --
Parliamentary Elections --
Parliament's Key-Functions --
Conclusion Further Reading --
Websites --
4. Executive Power --
Introduction --
Government --
President --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
Websites --
5. Decentralised Government --
Introduction --
Local Government --
Åland Islands: Federal Feature in Unitary State? --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
Websites --
6. Judicial Institutions and Their Functions --
Introduction --
Finnish Rule of Law --
Judiciary and Judicial Organs --
Supreme Courts and Constitutionally Relevant Case Law --
Other Forms of Ensuring Constitutionality: Overseeing Legality The Hierarchy of Norms and its Maintenance: Constitutional Judicial Review --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
Websites --
7. Fundamental Rights And Their Protection --
Introduction --
Fundamental Rights: National and International --
System of Constitutional Rights and Freedoms --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
Websites --
8. Changing the Constitution --
Loose or Rigid Constitutionalism --
Formal Versus Informal Changes of Constitution --
Controversy: The Role of Exceptive Acts --
Conclusion --
Further Reading --
9. Challenges and Future Directions --
Constitutional Luck? --
Present State and Controversies --
Conclusion: Future Prospects --
Index.