''Facta'' is an

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. It was published as a series of 11 volumes with more than 150,000 entries between 1969 and 1974. It describes subjects from a

point of view. It was run by editors in chief

Veli Valpola Veli is a male Finnish and Estonian given name, meaning ''brother''. It is also an Ottoman Turkish name, mainly used by Ottoman affiliated populations as a male given name, meaning ''guardian''. Its original etymology in Arabic meaning a "friend o ...

and Maija Numminen and published by Tietosanakirja Oy. Editions were eventually also published on

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, and ''Facta'' finally lived as an Internet service, but was discontinued at the end of 2011 as unprofitable.

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