The so-called national atlases and the first of them: The atlas of Finland

Juan Benito Arranz assesses the third edition of the Atlas of Finland, published in 1925–1928 with accompanying text in 1929, as a further improvement in the series. He describes its compilers' effort to use new documentation for broader, more synthetic coverage of the country and its living conditions. The edition expanded continental hydrology and vegetation mapping, added synthesis maps such as natural regions, and introduced public-health maps. Arranz praises clearer conventional symbols and more efficient sheet layouts; the removal of most regional maps and some diagrams reduced the total from 55 to 38 sheets compared with the second edition. His reservations concern inadequate representation of change over time, missing soil and general economic maps, excessive use of cartograms, and occasional lack of clarity.