Facta (encyclopedia)

Facta
LanguageFinnish
GenreEncyclopedia
PublisherTietosanakirja Oy
WSOY
Publication date
1969–1974
Publication placeFinland

Facta is an encyclopedia in Finnish. It was published as a series of 11 volumes with more than 150,000 entries between 1969 and 1974. It describes subjects from a Finnish point of view. It was run by editors in chief Veli Valpola and Maija Numminen and published by Tietosanakirja Oy.[1] Editions were eventually also published on CD-ROM, and Facta finally lived as an Internet service, but was discontinued at the end of 2011 as unprofitable.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Slavic and East European Resources: Finnish". Foreign Acquisitions Newsletter. 46. Association of Research Libr: 52. 1977. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Tiikkaja, Samuli (2012-03-26). "Internet tappoi suomalaiset tietosanakirjat - myös netissä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-12-20.