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Where can I search for Old Church Slavonic texts? I am looking in particular for Russian Orthodox sermons and theological texts. From what I understand… 500 The best collection in Finland is The Slavonic Library/The National Library of Finland. About its services http://www.nationallibrary.fi/services/kokoelmat/slaavilainenkirjasto.h…
I am looking for a book on how to learn car driving. I want the book in English language and if I can get that book transferred/reserved at Keltinmaki library… 1040 Hi, The newest book in our library for drivers's licence in English is Driving school manual(2006), which is presently on loan. There are some older books available in the Jyväskylä main library at the moment. You find them in the WEB-library by using subject heading: ajo-opetus and select English as additional search term.
I am a japanese student. I bought the book "suomea suomeksi" to study suomi. If it is possible , I want to join a suomi class where they use this textbook. If… 1341 Adult Education Centre in Jyväskylä (in the City Library building, Vapaudenkatu 39-41) has Finnish for foreigners courses. I am not sure if they have courses in the summertime, but they will have next autumn (enrolment in August). Last semester they used a book called Hyvin menee, but the book for the next semester has not been decided. Adult Education Centre: http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/kansalaisopisto/inenglish University Language Centre has also Finnish courses for students: https://kielikeskus.jyu.fi/opetus/suomi-toisena-ja-vieraana-kielena/en/…
Is there any possibility that I can use musical instrument in the library? 792 Hello! There is in fact a possibility to play a instrument in library. The music library has a playing room, that you can reserve for a hour at a time. In the room there's an acoustic and an electric piano. But you are free to bring your own instrument as well. You can visit the music library at the 2nd floor of the old building at the main library, or call the music library's customer service number 02-262 0658 to make the reservation.
Is it possible to borrow an audio recorder from your library? Do you have this service? I need it for my thesis research. 1075 Hey! Unfortunately this kind of service is not available in the library.
I don't find the service from helmet about the option to chat with librarian online. Is this service not available anymore ? 1045 Thank you for your question. HelMet-chat was a trial last February. Let us hope that the service will continue later.
Do you have study book about sokkopingis (sports game for visually impaired and blind)? Book I'm looking for maybe in finnish. 1388 There is a book name Sokkopingis / Merja Jämsäläinen, Jaakko Tiittanen ; [julkaisija: Näkövammaisten keskusliitto, 2004]. The book is located in the following libraries: Turun yliopiston kirjasto Turku kauppakorkeakoulun kirjasto Oulun yliopiston kirjasto Jyväskylän yliopiston kirjasto Frank Multisearch http://monihaku.kirjastot.fi/en/ You can ask interlibrary loan request in your library. Sokkopingiksen säännöt International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Showdown rules (Kansainväisen Näkövammaisten Urheilujärjestön sokkopingissäännöt) http://www.vammaisurheilu.fi/fin/lajit/sokkopingis/saannot/
I have a question about corwypited material that has been changed and then used in a performance. I am a voiceover artist who is also in University. I have… 566 First, we have to tell you that we are not copyright specialists, so this answer has been given by amateurs. According the Finnish Copyright Law (“Tekijänoikeuslaki”, http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1961/19610404), translations and adaptations are protected by the law, so you need a permission from the author when making adaptations. If it’s the same text in other words, I think it will be considered an adaptation. In the Finnish Copyright Law, there is no fair use as in USA.
I was wondering if you had access to machines to repair a scratched CD and if I can ask for a personal CD repair or access such a machine in one of the… 551 No, we don't have that service at the time. You can ask about CD repair service of console game stores, for example.
Could you let me have a brief description of the legislative system in Finland? e.g. if it is a codified system and so on? 602 There is a presentation of the Finnish legal system on the www-site of the Ministry of Justice Finland http://www.om.fi/711.htm. After the ratification the law has to be published in the Statutes of Finland for to come in to force. You can search and read the translations of the Statutes in the FINLEX database http://finlex.om.fi/ensaadkaan The law in force is also found in Finnish and in Swedish in the publication Suomen Laki (The Laws of Finland) annually published by the the Finnish Federation of Layers. If you are interested in the legislative work of the Finnish Parliament you will find some information on the www-site http://www.eduskunta.fi/efakta/index01.htm Besides the printed volumes the parliament documents are published in the…
I'd like to ask you to find find articles and books about festival tourism in Europe 500 Your question is very wide ... Here are a few links to make the subject narrower: Google has scholar search: https://scholar.google.fi/scholar?as_ylo=2018&q=festival+tourism+in+Europe&hl=fi&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1 https://scholar.google.fi/scholar?hl=fi&as_sdt=0,5&as_ylo=2018&as_vis=1&q=festivals+in+european+countries https://scholar.google.fi/scholar?hl=fi&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_ylo=2018&as_vis=1&q=geography+of+festival+tourism+in+Europe+&btnG= and some statistics: https://www.statista.com/statistics/306095/highest-grossing-festivals-worldwide/ http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/festival-statistics-key-concepts-and-current-practices-handbook-3-2015-en.pdf Worldcat is an…
Do you know where I can find a DVD version of "Valkoinen Peura" (1952) with English subtitles either within the library system, to rent or to buy? 368 DVD version with English subtitles of Valkoinen peura (The White Reindeer) by Erik Blomerg is unfortunately not available in Finnish libraries. It's possible to buy the DVD in some webshops. You find the online stores easily by using Google.   https://www.elonet.fi/fi/elokuva/107867 https://finna.fi/ http://monihaku.kirjastot.fi/fi/
I just moved to Helsinki from Italy. I would like to know if there are some english book club for next autumn/winter. Kiitos! 125 Unfortunately branches of Helsinki city library have no English book clubs this autumn.  
I'm sending a mail to ask you a few questions for my university project. Is there any information about the Korean Joseon Dynasty history in the library? Both… 223 There is literature about the Joseon dynasty in the Helsinki University library both in English and in Korean, you can search in Finna.fi with the keyword Joseon-dynastia, https://finna.fi/Search/Results?lookfor=Joseon-dynastia&type=AllFields&limit=20  You can borrow books in the library if you have a library card. You can get a library card if you are over 15 years old and have an address in Finland or if you are an exchange student or researcher from abroad. You send your question to the Ask a Librarian -service in Finland, so visiting the library can be challenging if you are not near hear. For exemple Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea : economy and society, Han'guk Yŏksa Yŏn'guhoe,…
Dear Ladies or Gentlemen, I am an Austrian Radio correspondent and search for a quiet room for an interview for one hour on Thursday. Do you have a room in… 268 Hello! It depends on which town u are travelling into Finland. For example in Helsinki there is many libraries that have conference and meeting rooms u can reserve. Don´t hesitate to visit and ask! Best regards,  
I used to have a helmet card, but I can't find it anymore. How can I renew it? 119 Unfortunately it is not possible to send any customer info via e-mail or phone due to confidentiality and privacy reasons.  You can obtain a temporary customer id for the access to e-library by sending a request to the address ekortti@helmetkirjasto.fi. Temporary customer id is valid until 31 May, 2020. Online courses and e-books for example contain some language learning material.  https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Events_and_tips/News_flash/Using_the_libraries_during_the_corona_vi(209022) https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/eLibrary You can get a new permanent card from library customer service when libraries are fully open again in June. There is more information about the current situation on Helmet website.   
I am able to find the book "China business culture: strategies for success" (ISBN 9810487045) from Yuan Wang in the Helmet websearch, however neither can I… 128 The book is not available, it is catalogued to our system, but we don't have a single copy of it. You can make a request for inter library loan: https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Interlibrary_loans/Interlibrary_loan_request(7869) Note that it costs 7 € in that way.
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… 106 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…
I loved doing the 2022 & 2023 reading challenges and was hoping to see 2024 released soon, do you have a release date? Thanks for providing it in English! 166 If you are asking about Helmet Reading Challenge, we don't have an exact release date yet, but it is most likely between Christmas and New Year (Dec 27th to Dec 29th).
Onko sulla tämän kirja 1. Berman,A., Synder., Kozier B. and Erb G.2008. Fundamental of Nursing 2. Evaluation of clinical competence 2nd Edition, Eric S… 67 Hi! You should  ask  about these books at JAMK University of Applied Sciences Library https://www.jamk.fi/en/services/library  or  you can search these books  yourself  by Jamk University of Applied Sciences Online Library https://janet.finna.fi/?lookfor=&lng=en-gb. Kind regards