FINUDA is a hypernuclear physics experiment that will start data taking in
'99 at the DA Phi NE e(+)e(-) collider, LNF Frascati. The detector has been
designed to produce new and high quality data on a wide set of hypernuclea
r observable states. In the following sections the main physics items toget
her with a review of the detector characteristics and performances will be
given.