On the early history of the Finnish Meteorological Institute

• Published in: History of Geo- and Space Sciences
• Main Author: Nevanlinna, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Sodankylä; International Polar Year; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-5-75-2014; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00020350; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00020305/hgss-5-75-2014.pdf; https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/5/75/2014/hgss-5-75-2014.pdf

This article is a review of the foundation (in 1838) and later developments of the Helsinki (Finland) magnetic and meteorological observatory, today the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The main focus of the study is in the early history of the FMI up to the beginning of the 20th century. The...