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Dear librarian, Hope you are having a nice day! I'm Owein, a third year bachelor student at Aalto University in the department of Design and architecture. I'm… 58 Helmet-libraries have the following books about Tapiola in English: Tapiola : life and architecture / Timo Tuomi (editor), Rakennustieto, 2003, isbn 9516827195 Tapiola : a history and architectural guide / Timo Tuomi, Espoo City Museum, 1992, isbn 9518572046 Building a new town : Finland's new garden city : Tapiola / Heikki von Hertzen and Paul D. Spreiregen, MIT Press, 1974, isbn 0262220180 (only available to use in the Pasila library) Tapiola : the garden city = Tapiola - puutarhakaupunki / Uolevi Itkonen, Liisa Immonen, Kirjayhtymä, 1986, isbn 9512630214 When searching other libraries databases, for. ex. Finna.fi, I recommend you use search words arkkitehtuuri or kaupunkisuunnittelu and Tapiola. Espoo City Museum may have other…
I want to ask are there any books, journals or circulars that have mentioned about Finnish local brands that produced electronics, home appliances or other… 55 I tried several searches. With Finnish keywords elektroniikka brändit Suomi i got a result with a few publications about Nokia, but the were in Finnish, only one was in English (not about history of brands).  Elektroniikka Suomi historia gave documents about firms, factorys and brands and their history. The english material in mostly about Nokia. English keywords are used in documents that can be found in university libraries and higher vocational libraries. For instance brands electonics Finland and electronics history Finland give some results, but in all, i would recommend you to turn to Aalto University Learning Center. Aalto University has engineering, computer science in their study program.
I would like to get information about school libraries in Findlandia. If their function is performed by the public library I would like to know how this… 54 School libraries in Finland are not regulated by the law. School libraries are often very small and most of the services provided to schools by libraries are delivered by the public libraries. Due to the decline in literacy, schools have been offered money, for example by The Finnish Cultural Foundation, to develop school libraries and purchase books. For further reading (in finnish):https://www.oph.fi/fi/uutiset/2017/lukuklaani-hanke-elvyttamaan-lasten-lukuharrastusta see also:Sinko, Pirjo. School libraries in Finland : The heart of school seldom beats Scandinavian library quarterly 2013 : 1, s. 16-17  
God morning,I have a library card from Forrsa,but I moved in Vaasa,If I want to apply for Vaasa library's card, How can I do it? My son was 9 years old; he… 53 Unfortunately the library card you have for Forssa doesn't work in Vaasa. You can easily apply for a library card at any of our libraries with a valid photo ID (for example, a passport or a driving licence).All Vaasa city library locations have a wide range of materials for children, young people and adults. All of the libraries have "Opi lukemaan"-books (learn to read) for children. Those books could be a good start for your child as well. Also selkokirjallisuus (easy to read) could be a good option. Both of the categories have different reading levels, so it's probably easiest if you come to the library to see these books in person. The "Opi lukemaan" category has book series such as "Punainen banaani", "Sininen banaani", "Lukuavain" etc…
I'm Vietnamese and I'm living in Jyvaskyla. I would like to request some books in vietnamese but I don't know how to search the list of them. Could you please… 51 Good morning! There is Multilingual Library in Helsinki. Multilingual collection contains library material for adults, young people and children in more than 80 rarer languages. Here is the link to the library: https://www.libraries.fi/multilingual-library You can browse the collection yourself and choose the books you want. Then you can send the list of those books as a request for interlibary service . Email address of interlibrary service  is kaukopalvelu@jyvaskyla.fi    
What steps should I take if a book I loaned out is now damaged and cannot be returned? 51 Hi! Contact a Helmet library directly to discuss how to proceed. If the book is damaged and no longer viable for returning, it must be compensated with the purchase price. Usually it's also possible to arrange compensation with a new copy of the book.  You can find instructions in the Helmet Troubleshooting FAQ.
Will there be ukulele class in Eastern Helsinki? 51 At the moment there are no ukulele classes or ukulele groups in East Helsinki helmet-libraries. In Espoo libraries you can find ukulele groups at different levels: https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Events_and_tips/Events/Ukulele_for_beginner… https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Music/Events/Ukulele_Intermediate_Group(273… https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Music/Events/Ukulele_Advanced_Group(273706)  
Error when placing a reservation on a book. Only today. Last week the function was fine. Varaa Toiminto estetty. Ole hyvä ja ota yhteyttä kirjaston… 50 I recommend giving feedback about this situation via Helmet Libraries feedback. https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Feedback(7234)  
Onko P. Mustapäällä runoa nimeltä Muisto? Vai kenen se mahtaa olla? 50 Hei, P. Mustapäällä on runo nimeltä Muisto. Se ilmestyi kokoelmassa Linnustaja (1952). Runo löytyy myös Kootut runot -teoksesta.
A book combining fact and fiction 47 Vastattu myöhemmin tulleeseen kysymykseen.
My family has recently arrived in Finland and we do not yet have personal identification numbers. The library registration form asks for this number - is it… 47 If you do not have finnish personal identification number your library card will be valid for one year.
I’m a foreigner, I would like to visit a library here in Finland. And the thing is if I use a space or a table and have my own art materials with me to do some… 47 Hello,starting point is that all services in public libraries are free of charge. Still here in Finland there are little differences how libraries run their space etc. reservation policy. This is due every city, county or region have more or less their own library networks and therefore their individual ways to organize services.  I suggest you to contact the library where you want to work at and ask about their services and space etc.. Give a call or contact service desk for some libraries don't have space to be reserved. In some libraries card is needed and in some it´s not, I´d guess depending nature of necessity and type of the space.  For a library card photo identity card is needed.Since you addressed your question here in Helmet-…
I plan to visit Helsinki for a couple of weeks and I'd like to use the Oodi library then. But I don't have an address in Finland and I'll be staying at a Hotel… 45 According to the Helmet website you need to have an address in Finland to get a library card. If you want you can ask for more information directly from Oodi (contact-information). Even if you don’t get a library card, you can visit Oodi and use the facilities (some facilities are bookable, you can get more information from the website). There are also customer computers on the first and second floor that you can use without booking. I hope this answered your question!
Can I become library member to borrow online book? I am Indonesian citizenship. I would like to expand knowledge by reading and My son also like to read math ,… 45 You need a libray card in order to borrow ebooks.  You can get a library card if You live in Finland. Or at least You need to have an address in Finland. You do not need to be citizen of Finland. For example, if you do not have a Finnish personal identity number and you live in Helsinki metropolitan area, your Helmet-library card is valid for twelve months at a time. It is not possible to get a library card without visiting a library.  You will get the library card when you state your address and present a valid ID card with a photograph  in a library. Library card in Fnland is free.
Good morning. I would like to use library in the weekends but it was close. How can I go inside? 44 Pihtiputaa's library belongs to Keski libraries, so the rules for using the Jyväskylä city library's self-service libraries are the same at Pihtiputaa's library. The rules of use state: Self-help library is a library that customers can access even when the staff is not present, for example in the evenings and on weekends. Information on the opening hours of self-service libraries in Jyväskylä can be found in libraries from the website. Logging: Log in to the self-help library with a valid Keski library card and PIN code. You can get a library card and PIN code from all Keski libraries during their service hours. The library card and PIN code are personal. Each customer logs in with their own card, with the exception of a child under…
I am a FI-EN translator and I'm looking for a Finnish idiom dictionary, a Finnish equivalent of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. Do you know whether such a… 44 There is no monolingual dictionary of Finnish idioms as comprehensive as The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms available. The only similar book would be Naulan kantaan : nykysuomen idiomisanakirja (Otava, 1993). Though not quite what you are looking for, the phrasal dictionary Suurella sydämellä ihan sikana : suomen kielen kuvaileva fraasisanakirja (Gummerus, 2008) covers many Finnish idioms.You might also find the following bilingual dictionaries useful: Suomi-englanti idiomi- ja fraasisanakirja (Art House, 2007)Bird in the hand is worth kymmenen oksalla : 50 Finnish/English idioms in English and Finnish (WSOY, 2002)Parempi pyy pivossa kuin two in the bush : 50 Finnish idioms in English and Finnish = 50 englantilaista idiomia suomeksi ja…
I have so much books in my language “sinhala” . I’m from Sri Lanka. How can I donate my books 39 Please contact to Multilingual Library Contact info: Email: monikielinen.kirjasto@hel.fi Customer service: 09 3108 5402 https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Multilingual_Library…
Are there violins to practice or barrow in any of the metro region libraries? 37 Unfortunately, no libraries in this area have violins in their collections.
I need any book about the emotional intelligence of kids (in arabic language). Is it available in Helmet? 36 Hi, Helmet-libraries have two books about the emotional intelligence of kids in arabic language. You can find them here: https://helmet.finna.fi/Search/Results?limit=0&lookfor=tunnetaidot&type…
We are collecting library usage statistics from different cities and hope you could help us with following question: As of the… 36 The Finnish Public Libraries Statistics can be read online, https://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/index.php?lang=en Here is the table created with choices Helsinki City Library, Collections, 2023, https://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/?orgs=400&years=2023&stats=183#results