Hi! Basically yes, but it depends so much on the exact titles you have to offer. If the library (system) already has enough of that title, the answer is always "thanks but no thank you!". Especially when we are dealing with books in other languages than Finnish most of the smaller libraries are probably not willing to be active at all. If possible, visit the main library in Pasila and ask for the staff of the Multilingual Library or send them e-mail at monikielinen.kirjasto@hel.fi or make a phone call (09) 3108 5402 And please remember that this is the moment of the year, when most professional librarians are on vacation! 1-2 months later everything is easier...
Heikki Poroila
You need to have an address in Finland to get a library card,http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/Library_card_and_loan…. So if you are staying for a longer period and you have an address, you can.
You can find all the tools and other objects provided by the Helmet libraries using the Helmet search https://haku.helmet.fi/iii/encore/?lang=eng . The problem for you here might be that all library materials, objects included, are catalogued in the Helmet database in Finnish. If you use the Helmet search for finding objects, choose Advanced search, type * (i.e. one asterisk, meaning "all") in the search field, and choose "Object" from the dropdown menu for Format. This is the search result you will get: https://haku.helmet.fi/iii/encore/search/C__S%28*%29%20f%3Aq__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=cobalt . In this list there are all the objects for borrowing from Helmet libraries.
To find an electric sander you ought to know the…
There is a report of libraries and volunteers in Scandinavia in a magazine Scandinavian Library Quorterly (1/2014):
http://slq.nu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SLQ1.2014.pdf
Information about volunteering in city of Helsinki you can find here:
https://www.hel.fi/kulttuurin-ja-vapaa-ajan-toimiala/en/services/Youth/become_a_volunteer/
You find information about conditions of eligibility from the websites of Opetushallitus (Finnish National Agency of Education):
https://www.oph.fi/en/services/recognition-and-international-comparability-qualifications
In the websites of kirjastot.fi (libraries.fi) you can find open vacancies just now:
https://www.kirjastot.fi/ammattikalenteri/avoimia-tyopaikkoja
It is of utmost importance that you report the loss of your library card immediately to any Helmet library. For information see https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/FAQ/FAQ__Troubleshooting(987).
You are not responsible for the loans that have been checked out on your card after you have reported the card lost, but until you report the loss of your library card you may be held responsible.
A new card is liable to charge. Information on libray cards and all costs can be found on www.helmet.fi>Info>Using the library.
The overdue fee is €0,20 day for adult item per loan.
You find all the library fees in Helmet:
http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/Loan_periods_…
Ykäänkö vai ykiinkö – Highway to hill by Gimara is not available at the moment in any Helmet Library, nor in any other library in Helsinki. There are also a couple of reservations for this item.
You can make a make a reservation for the book through Helmet.
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/Library_card_and_loa…
You can make an acquisition request by filling in the form below:
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/Acquisition_request
There are no Persian alphabet games in Helmet Libraries, but with some books You can teach Persian alphabets. You find those book in Helmet search wit words persian kieli aakkoset.
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US
The company which Helsinki libraries use to get bio covers for books is Pelloplast.
https://pelloplast.fi/en/home/
(This is google translation from original finnish article)
“Starting this spring, libraries in the Helsinki metropolitan area will use plant-based bioplastic, which does not contain fossil raw materials, to cover books. The use of more environmentally friendly materials will be introduced as new materials are coated and stocks of old plastic are used up.”
“Coating books clearly extends the life of the book and thus reduces the burden on the environment. On the other hand, the use of plastic as a coating is an environmental problem. Until now, the difficulty has been to find a plant-based substitute of sufficient quality…
Many other libraries in Finland are also open for general public: National Library, University libraries, many special libraries (e.g Library of Parliament, Library of the Genealogical society in Finland - though only refence, Migration Institute of Finland etc.), so, no, it is not correct to say that people lend books only in public or school libraries, many use the services of other libraries too. In addition it is of course possible that you can borrow books in clubs and organisations you are a member of (e.g. student organisations). You can browse Finnish Libraries in our Library Directory.
The Helmet library reading history can list only those items that you borrow after you activate the reading history.
Unfortunately items that had been borrowed before the activation cannot be recovered.
After the compensation is paid it takes approximately a week or two until the data gets off of your libraryaccount. This is because first the debt collection agency must inform the library and second the library's debt collection departement manually takes out the paid material from your account.
The Finnish national anthem is "Maamme" ("Our Land" in English) by Fredrik Pacius. You will find more information on the anthem on the Internet: virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/maamme.html. On this site you can listen to the anthem sung by the Polytech Choir. From the page there is a link leading to
virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/hymnieng, where you will find the words of the anthem in Finnish, Swedish and English, plus sheet music.
Hello!
I couldn't find contact information about Sportin' Life Records, but maybe you can buy Let's Get Physical-CD from http://members.surfeu.fi/turkupunk/tv/ilmot.html#MYYDÄÄN UUDET ÄÄNITTEET There's e-mail address autotehtaat@iobox.com : ask them! Good luck!
The address of every person living officially in Finland is available in
Population Register Centre (Väestörekisterikeskus)
The telephone number is 0600 0 1000 and a call costs 9,95 mk/min + local call charge.
The mailing address of Population register centre is Kellosilta 4 PL 7 00520 HELSINKI vaestorekisterikeskus@vrk.intermin.fi http://www.vaestorekisterikeskus.fi/indexen.htm
It might be that your family name was originally Jaakola or Jaakkola. In order to find your ancestors you can contact The Genealogical Society of Finland Liisankatu 16 A FIN-00170 Helsinki Finland
Telephone +358-9-278 1188 Fax +358-9-278 1199 E-mail samfundet@genealogia.fi http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm
Public libraries.fi has got a staff search for Finnish public libraries http://www.publiclibraries.fi/kirjastot/henkilohaku.asp
The address of every person living officially in Finland is available in Population Register Centre (Väestörekisterikeskus) http://www.vaestorekisterikeskus.fi/indexen.htm P.O. Box 7 (Kellosilta 4), 00521 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 9 229 161, Fax +358 9 2291 6795 Email:vaestorekisterikeskus@vrk.intermin.fi
It's recommended to go an have a look at the www-sides of Helsinki School of Economics and Business. There You can find their libarary journals database - the address is http://helecon2.hkkk.fi/journals/?lang=eng An other way is to go to magazine pages of Helsinki City Library: http://libpress.lib.hel.fi/search/index.asp?kieli=englanti and search by keywords like business or economics. There You find among others such papers or magazines as http://www.kauppalehti.fi/index2.shtml?http://www.kauppalehti.fi/doc/in… http://www.talouselama.fi/index.jsp and http://www.taloussanomat.fi/etusivu.asp All kinds of Finnish papers and magazines in Internet You can find in address http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/suoma/
