FOREWORD . . 7
INTRODUCTION - REVITAL1SATION OF THE FINNIC MINORITY LANGUAGES . . 8 
THE PLANNING OF THE NEW STANDARD LANGUAGES . . 27 
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIATION AND STANDARDISATION IN THE CREATION OF A NEW STANDARD LANGUAGE . . 54 
MODERNISATION AND SMALL LANGUAGES - FATAL LANGUAGE SOCIOLOGICAL DELAY? . . 74
WILL LANGUAGE NESTS CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF LANGUAGE SHIFTS? ON THE LANGUAGE NESTS OF INARI SAAMIS AND KARELIANS . . 95
PERSPECTIVES ON THE ATTITUDES OF MINORITY LANGUAGE SPEAKERS IN THE SWEDISH TORNE VALLEY AND VIENA KARELIA . . 119
WHILE THE WINGS GROW - FINNIC MINORITIES WRITING THEIR EXISTENCE ONTO THE WORLD MAP . . 147
SUBSTANCE THROUGH YOUR OWN LANGUAGE - THE MINORITY MEDIA CONNECT, STRENGTHEN AND INFORM . . 178
CONTRIBUTORS . . 203
INDEX . . 204