Finnish Institute at Athens
Encyclopedia
The Finnish Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens
, Greece
.
It was founded in 1984; its mission is the promotion of all areas of Greek studies. Together with the Danish
, Norwegian
and Swedish
institutes, it contributes to the Nordic Library at Athens
.
The Finnish Institute has been actively engaged in archaeological fieldwork since 1999. Past and present projects include excavations at Arethousa
(Greek Macedonia), and at Stratos
(Akarnania
), as well as a survey
in the Kokytos basin (Thesprotia
).
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
It was founded in 1984; its mission is the promotion of all areas of Greek studies. Together with the Danish
Danish Institute at Athens
The Danish Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.Founded in 1992, the Danish Institute focuses on archaeological research in Greece, but also operates as a cultural institute, with a programme of exhibitions and concerts...
, Norwegian
Norwegian Institute at Athens
The Norwegian Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.The Institute aims to promote research in all areas of Greek Studies by Norwegian scholars. It contributes, with its Danish, Finnish and Swedish counterparts, to the Nordic Library at...
and Swedish
Swedish Institute at Athens
The Swedish Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.-General information, facilities:...
institutes, it contributes to the Nordic Library at Athens
Nordic Library at Athens
The Nordic Library at Athens is one of several international archaeological libraries in Athens, Greece.It was established in 1996, as a cooperative venture run by the Danish Institute at Athens, the Finnish Institute at Athens, the Norwegian Institute at Athens and the Swedish Institute at...
.
The Finnish Institute has been actively engaged in archaeological fieldwork since 1999. Past and present projects include excavations at Arethousa
Arethousa
Arethousa is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population of the municipality - 3,522 . The population of the village is 929 ....
(Greek Macedonia), and at Stratos
Stratos, Greece
Stratos is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Stratos is located on GR-5/E55 and NW of Agrinio, N of Messolonghi and S of Amfilochia and Arta...
(Akarnania
Acarnania
Acarnania is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part of the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. The capital...
), as well as a survey
Archaeological field survey
Archaeological field survey is the method by which archaeologists search for archaeological sites and collect information about the location, distribution and organization of past human cultures across a large area...
in the Kokytos basin (Thesprotia
Thesprotia
Thesprotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Igoumenitsa. It is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity.-History:...
).