Finnish nuclear decisions in 2001 (nuclear waste) and 2002 (nuclear power) raised a number of questions concerning the decision-making process, risk evaluation, public participation, lobbying and transparency around the nuclear decisions of the Parliament of Finland. This book provides insights into how Finland reached its decision on nuclear power. The focus on the decision-making process highlights the way in which the conflicting views of various parties and lobbies interacted. It gives a comprehensive description of how the Finnish democracy functions and what other instruments of power were in use. Thus the book also contributes to policy studies as it highlights some recent features of how the governance of the field functions. Theoretical emphasis is on the complexity of policy governance: complex interplay of actors, actor coalitions, resources, the rules of the game, policy discourses and institutional socio-techno-cultural circumstances.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
The Transillumination of Finnish Nuclear Policy; T.Litmanen
PART II: THE APPLICATION AND RESISTANCE
Analysis of Justification Arguments in the Application for the 5th Nuclear Reactor in Finland; A.Lampinen
Social Dynamics behind the Changes in the NGO Anti-Nuclear Campaign during 1993–2002; H.Lammi
PART III: DECISION-MAKING IN FINLAND
The Anatomy and Actors of a Decent Deal: Reading the Nuclear Discourses of the Parliamentarians; A.Berg
Nuclear Policy Processes in Finland in a Comparative Perspective; E.Säynässalo
The Strategy of Site Selection of the Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Finland; M.Kojo
The Temporariness of Societal Risk Evaluation: Understanding the Finnish Nuclear Decisions; T.Litmanen
PART V: CONCLUSIONS
The Revival of Nuclear Power in a Strong Administrative State; M.Kojo

MATTI KOJO is Researcher in Political Science at the University of Tampere, Finland. Kojo has been involved with research on Finnish nuclear waste management since 1997. He is editor and co-editor of three books dealing with nuclear waste and nuclear energy policies in Finland.

TAPIO LITMANEN is Professor of Sociology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His interests are in environmental sociology, social movement research, and science and technology studies. He has conducted several research projects on risk and technology issues in Finland. He has published widely on nuclear waste management.