[2] In 2009, the encyclopedia was made freely available online, with funding from the educational association Svenska Folkskolans Vänner (SFV).

The starting point was a perceived lack of attention to Swedish Finland in both Finnish and national encyclopedias.

The largest financial contribution was made by Svenska Folkskolans Vänner (SFV) and Schildts, which also acted as publisher.

[4] The second edition of Uppslagsverket Finland experienced some sales difficulties, similar to encyclopedias in book form in many other countries at the time.

[1] The article content, except for the majority of the images, may be reused under the Creative Commons free license CC-BY-SA 4.0.

[6] The editor-in-chief of both printed editions was Henrik Ekberg [sv], and the chairman of the editorial board during production was Erik Allardt.