| My girlfriend is Finnish and lives in Helsinki. She just bought a new appartment and as a Christmas present I want to give her a 'subscription' to a good… |
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Since 1995 there has been an artotheque in connection with Rikhardinkatu Library in Helsinki. The works of art are lent out on a monthly fee basis. The works can also be bought. The price varies according to the work.
The collection can be looked at on http://www.helsingintaiteilija.net (Taidelainaamo, Nettigalleria)
http://www.taidelainaamo.fi/tl/gallery/
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| What are the most popular books in your library this month? |
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You will find the list of the most popular books at Helsinki metropolitan area public libraries in November 2004: http://www.lib.hel.fi/page.asp?_item_id=5722 . The first group is fiction and the second one is non-fiction.
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| Who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1974? |
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In 1974 the Nobel Prize in literature was shared to Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson ( http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1974/index.html ). Both of them got 1/2 of the prize.
You'll find all the Nobel Prize in literature laureates in http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/
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| I am writing a paper on multiculturality in Finnland. I am especially interested in the role of the Finnish public libraries in promoting the multiculturality… |
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The Helsinki City Library has created, in cooperation with the International Cultural Centre Caisa, the information service called "The Infopankki" or "The Info Bank". The website is http://www.caisa.hel.fi/ .
The pages of Info Bank contain important basic information for immigrants on the functioning of society and opportunities in Finland. The links take you to information on the services of authorities and organisations.
There is not much written information in English (books etc.) about the role of the finnish public libraries in promoting the multiculturality and helping the immigrants. I found only one article about this subject:
Virtanen, Kristina:
Finland's library service for foreigners
Scandinavian public library quarterly. -… |
| I want to know about the inter-library loan for Russia. |
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Helsinki City Library Interlending Department delivers loans to libraries abroad. In order to send material we need an interlibrary request from your local library. Please visit your nearest library and ask about the possibility to make the request. The payment depends on the type of the material. Our email-adress is ill@hel.fi
Helsinki City Library / Interlibrary loans
Box 4100 00099 THE CITY OF HELSINKI
Phone +358 9 310 85433 Fax +358 9 310 85434
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| Olen 'Inkerilaisten Viesti' aikauslehden etsimassa. I need a number of articles copied & will be in HKI one day next week to do so, if I can find the series! |
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The latest five numbers of Inkeriläisten viesti can be read at the link below:
http://www.inkeri.com/viesti.html
Also, do cantact the Inkeri society for futher information at toimisto@inkerikeskus.fi
The Inkerläisten viesti can be found at the Leppävaara library in Espoo in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and you night also find it at the publisher's office
http://www.inkerikeskus.fi/Yhteys.htm.
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| Hella Wuolyoki's "Niskavuoren Heta" - all about the female finnish writers. |
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Below please find information on Hella Wuolijoki
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hellawuo.htm
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| Dear Sir or Madam, I am a French librarian currently employed at the Public Library of Information. I am working on the organization of libraries as far as… |
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In reference to your inquiry concerning the Helsinki city library and its organisation, I hope that the following provides sufficient answers to your questions.
- Who writes the site's contents? The librarians of each department?
Editor-in-chief writes most of the contents with the help of some other librarians.
- Who brings the site up to date, technically speaking? Is there a unique webmaster or do several employees act as webmasters?
The main webmaster from the Online Library Unit is in charge of the overall technical administration of the Helsinki City Library’s web site, but some libraries also have their own assisting webmasters.
- Is there an editorial committee which decides on the outline of the website?
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| Where is Ja"rppila"? |
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Järppilä is a manor in Taivassalo, which is situated near Turku in Finland.
Links in Finnish:
http://www.taivassalo.fi/
http://www.jarppila.com/
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| Weather conditions in Helsinki in October. |
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The main factor influencing Finland's climate is the country's geographical position between the 60th and 70th northern parallels in the Eurasian continent's coastal zone, which shows characteristics of both a maritime and a continental climate, depending on the direction of air flow. The mean temperature in Finland is several degrees (as much as 10°C in winter) higher than that of other areas in these latitudes, e.g. Siberia and south Greenland. The temperature is raised by the Baltic Sea, inland waters and, above all, by airflows from the Atlantic, which are warmed by the Gulf Stream.
For more information visit the website of the Finnish Meteorological Institute http://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/en/index.html
On the site http://www.… |
| Where can I find stories about Moomins in Finnish language? (on-line). Thank you. |
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The Moomin books are not available on on-line. In case you live in Helsinki (or elsewhere in Finland) you can visit the nearest library and borrow those books. The first Moomin book is called "Muumit ja suuri tuhotulva" in Finnish (originally written in Swedish). You can check the library items of the Helsinki metropolitan area public libraries from the HelMet-catalogue: http://www.helmet.fi/screens/opacmenu.html
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| Is there a library I can use in holidays (sundays)? I'm looking for library which keeps library (more exactly, study room: not wanting to chech out books) open… |
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Helsinki City Libraries open on Sundays are:
Cable Book Library
Itäkeskus Library
Kallio Library
Töölö Llibrary
Opening hours, contact information and location on map:
http://www.lib.hel.fi/page.asp?_item_id=2292
Cable Book Library is near Kamppi, but there isn't any study room.
Itäkeskus library has a study room (for 48 persons), but the library is in East-Helsinki.
Kallio (study room for 8 persons) and Töölö (study room for almost 100 persons) Libraries are both quite near Pasila so perhaps You'll find other or both of them suitable for Your purposes.
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| Could you help me please to find internet address of the site of the Finnish library which has online reference service and their page looks like a red (or… |
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The website You are looking for is probably this one: http://igs.kirjastot.fi/index3.html
The iGS or information Gas Station is Helsinki City Library's mobile information service station. On the pages, there is a WWW form for sending questions and an archive database about questions and answers.
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| I am looking for the latest statistics on the annual number of programmes the Helsinki City Library system organises for the public. I would be even more… |
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Helsinki City Library has not kept statistics on different user-groups. The only division is between adults and children. The 2003 statistics tell very little about programs for public.
User instruction and instruction in information searches: 6489 events, 30235 participants,( consists of any interested, school classes, some groups of old people).
Events for children 486, participants 6414
- storytimes in Finnish, Swedish and some immigrant languages as Somali, plays, puppet shows
Exhibitions: 370.
Events for adults: 176.
-lectures, author's visits
Other events: 122.
Booktalk for children:386 events, 9425 participants
-sometimes even for parents and old people in old people's homes and hospitals.
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| If I wanted to look up ancestors that lived in Finland (Kuusamo area) and moved to the US, which library could I visit to do that? |
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Here are some useful addresses and sources of information:
Institute of Migration in Finland (Siirtolaisuusinstituutti - Finland)
Address: Linnankatu 61, 20100 Turku, Finland
Phone: 02-2840 440
Fax: 02-2333 460
Regional Centre of Ostrobothnia
Keikulinkuja 1
61100 Peräseinäjoki, Finland
Phone: 06-4181 275
Fax: 06-4181 279
Homepage http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/index_e.php Institute has a service called The Emigrant Register for genealogists and the descendants of Finnish emigrants.
The Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseura)
Address: Liisankatu 16 A
FI-00170 Helsinki
Finland
Telephone +358-9-278 1188
Fax +358-9-278 1199
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| I am oversee student. I need some information about Finland such as location, political system and current political events in Finland. |
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Finland is situated in northern Europe between the 60th and 70th parallels of latitude. A quarter of its total area lies north of the Arctic Circle. Finland's neighbouring countries are Sweden, Norway and Russia, which have land borders with Finland, and Estonia across the Gulf of Finland.
Finland is a rebublic. More information is to be found for example from the homepage of Parliament of Finland ( http://www.eduskunta.fi/ ).
In Virtual Finland ( http://virtual.finland.fi/ ) You'll find among others a short history about finnish parliamentarism ( http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/components.html )
Current political event worth mentioning is the municipal election in October this year.
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| I have heard of a library conference that will be held in Finland on April 14-15, 2005. The theme is small libraries. Can you help me with some more… |
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Helsinki City Library is going to organize an international seminar on topic
"Small is beautiful – networking makes us stronger". The seminar will be held in Helsinki. You may get more information during September. The contact person is Kristina Virtanen.
Kristina.Virtanen@hel.fi.
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| I'd like to know political Karelianist's work which assert the establishment of Greater Finland by annexation of Eastern Karelia. |
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Karelianism is mostly understood to mean the powerful artistic movement, which prevailed at the turn of the century. At that time one of its aims was to bolster the nascent independence movement in Finland, which was still under Tsarist Russia. Finland was a Russian Grand Duchy until Lenin granted Finland independence in 1917. The reasons for Finland’s territorial expansionism are many and varied.
Despite the bitter political and emotional scars that resulted from the fierce civil war between the reds and the whites in 1917-1918, Finland was able to unite in the face of the common enemy and fought the Soviet army during the so-called Winter War in 1939-1940. Although the odds were overwhelming against the Finnish army, it was able to… |
| Dear Librarian - How could I get a report on what the library borrowing trends of Helsinki City Library are in terms of genre/categories of books. Thank you… |
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Finnish Public Library Statistics website contains statistical information about Finnish public libraries. You can choose any particular municipality, for example, Helsinki by clicking the “Municipality” alternative and then pressing the search button. You can then select a required municipality from the dropdown menu. The first web-address is for the Finnish Public Library Statistics homepage and the second one gives you all the key statistical figures for the Helsinki City Library in 2003.
http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/Default.aspx?&langId=en
http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/Default.aspx?pageId=Statistics/Default&Sta…
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| What is the size of the Helsinki Library in relation to other libraries in the world? |
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There are different types of libraries such as school, research and public libraries. Different library types have different tasks, and therefore their operational figures vary. Also, there are many different ways in which to assess these operations, for example, the number of library items, number of registered customers, number of loans, number of visits etc. By and large, it is very difficult to find mutually compatible statistics because library activities vary from one library type to another. Since you did not specify which particulars you are interested in, hear are two websites which contain overall worldwide library statistics. These, however, do not cover individual libraries such as the Helsinki City Library.
http://www.ifla.… |
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