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How do I renew online? 553 You can renew your loans twice online. Go to our home page http://borzoi.kirja.turku.fi:80/Intro?cust=853A&formid=form1&sesid=1004… and choose "loans". Then you have to give your customer identification code (your library card) and password in order to sign on (if yo don't have a password yet, you will get it from any library in Turku City Library). Now you can renew your loans by selecting the loans you want to renew and clicking on "renew selected loans". The renewed loans are placed at the end of the list.
Do you have a recipe or instructions how to make viili starter (pohjapiimä) from ingredients available in the U.S.? 328 In Finland there are two kinds of viilis:the short and the long one, which is more "stretching". For the short viili You can make the starter. Look at: http://www.home-media.com/camdenews/recipe.htm and http://www.futurefoods.com/ --->information sheet --->Ferments. But for the long viili it is more difficult. You could ask for more information from Valio. The Internet adress is: http://www.valio.fi/index.shtml
I'm looking a magazine "Water Supply Vol.7 BARCELONA,PP149-154, 1989" .There is a artice "To remove the algae in the drinking water" -Reserch report in Finland 201 Hi Linda, At first I apologize, that it took so long to answer, but here's some information: At the Tampere University of Technology they have Water Supply magazine, so You can ask either your nearest library to make a interlibrary reguest (Phone number just for sure: Interlibrary services +358 -3 -3115 3133) or get in touch with Water Science & Technology (former Water Supply) magazine. Publisher's E-mail is publication@iwap.co.uk You find more information and online magazines also in page http://www.iwapublishing.com/template.cfm?name=iwapjournals but unfortunately they don't have such an old number in the net.
I plan to buy a home in Finland. I want to be about halfway between nort and south and a little east. How would you go about this research online through any… 174 Referring to Your inquiry about buying a home in Finland. There aren’t very many places where you can find information in English how to buy a home in Finland. You could have a look at a guide - Are you planning to move to Finland? This guide is for you who are living abroad and are planning to migrate to Finland. You can find it in this address: http://www.mol.fi/migration/engopas.pdf You can find several links how to find and buy a home in Finland. Unfortunately all of the links are either Finnish or in Swedish. You can find these links in this address: http://www.makupalat.fi/asunto2.htm#hankinta This here address leads you to several links about various house agents here in Finland: http://www.makupalat.fi/asunto2.htm#kauppa You can…
Is it possible to get some children books in Tongan (Tonga Islands) to your libraries? 593 Unfortunately we do not have any books in Tongan in the Helsinki metropolitan area library system. However, you can come to the Main Library in Pasila and make an interlibrary loans request. The Interlibrary loans department will try to find books in Tongan from other multilingual libraries in Scandinavia or even from the United Kingdom.
I want to every details about buddhism 215 Here is couple of links via Google-search http://www.google.fi/ http://www.buddhanet.net/ http://buddhism.about.com/ http://home.earthlink.net/~srama/ There is a lot of information of buddhism and it is quite complex religion, too. You have to just browse all kind of information to get what you want. Books you can find by contacting your nearest local library and using different library catalogues, also in internet.
How do public libraries in Finland differ from those in the U.S. 669 You can find information about finnish public libraries in this link: http://www.libraries.fi/ (Information about Finnish Public Libraries). You probably know already the facts about public libraries in the U.S., but here are a couple of links about those too: http://www.publiclibraries.com/ http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Libraries_and_You/Facts_about…
Could you help me please! i'm looking for old photo's of finnish proffesions. Old pictures about men working on a railroad or making a tunnel..or something… 300 I am sorry, we don't have photos in our collections. I'd ask You to contact to National Board of Antiques,please. kuva.arkisto@nba.fi http://www.museovirasto.fi/en/archives_prints_photographs
I would like to ask if there is a difference between finnish polytechnics and vocational schools. 636 Different types of vocational training can be attended after completing the basic education (comprehensive school) whereas the polytechnic schools belong to the upper secondary education options which are attended after the higher school. There is a good diagram about the finnish school system at the following address: http://www.cop.fi/eng/welcometocop/edusystem_large.html You can read more about the finnish education system in English at various Internet sites. Use Google and the search terms “finnish school system” or “finnish education system”.
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… 586 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…
I reside in Russia.Do I have a possibility to use the funds of a Finnish research library using the Internet? 690 http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/tilke
Who was the Nobel prize of literature in 1974? 353 Hello, In the year 1974 there was two Nobel literature prize winners: Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson (both from Sweden)
Which libraries in Finland use Emilda System? 684 According to the newsletter of the School Library Association in Finland (Suomen koulukirjastoyhdistys ry, Jäsentiedote 1/2005) two school libraries in Espoo have some experience in using the Emilda system. The schools are Finno skola http://www.finno.esboskolorna.fi/ and Mattlidens gymnasium http://www.mattliden.fi/gym/
I am studying globalization of Finland in my college class and was wanting some information about it. Can you provide me with some areas that I might be able… 827 I found two publications about the subject in a database called "WorldCat": Timonen, Virpi: Restructuring the welfare state : globalisation and social policy reform in Finland and Sweden. Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub.,2003. Nestingen, Andrew K: Why nation? : globalization and national culture in Finland, 1980-2001. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. There are also some articles about globalization of Finland, that I found in a database called "Ebsco": Sipilä, Jorma: Opening Remarks, 1 July 2001, Tampere. Social Work in Health Care; 2004, Vol. 39 Issue 1/2, p7, 4p. Subjects: business enterprises congresses & conventions international trade globalization Measuring Economic Reversals, Forward…
For months I have been looking on the Internet for places where I could buy neem contraceptive products. Are there doctors in Finland who are knowledgeable… 221 As you have noticed yourself, it's quite hard to find information about neem contraceptive products. There is a list of links concerning alternative medicine in this address: http://www.fimnet.fi/linkit/Laaketiede/Vaihtoehtolaaketiede/index.html Perhaps you can find there some further information about these products, and places where to buy them. You can also visit the homepage of Finnish Medical Association. http://www.laakariliitto.fi/e/index.html You can ask there if they know any doctors, who can tell you more about these contraceptive products.
I'm not sure is this the right place to ask , but do you happen to know if and where it is possible to buy "pikku prinssi" in German? 292 If the book you're asking for isn't found in the stores, ask the staff if it can be ordered for you. I checked websites of the two big bookstore chains, Suomalainen kirjakauppa and Akateeminen kirjakauppa, and according to their internet stores there are available prints of "Der kleine Prinz". Akateeminen promises to have it in 1-2 days, via Suomalainen kirjakauppa it takes 2 weeks. Contact the stores for more info.
Hola a todos, soy un chico alegre y que le gusta mucho conocer amistad con chicas de este pais. soy de peru y me gustaria acer conocer a las chicas de… 757 Hola! Algunos direcciónes Internet: Gratis dating (en español) Firstdate http://www.firstdate.com/default.aspx?lang=es Treffit-Suomi http://treffit.suomi24.fi/ (en finlandes) Internacionales servicios (para corresponder) en ingles (Penpals) Penpalparty http://www.penpalparty.com/ Penpalnet http://www.penpalnet.com/ International Youth Service http://www.iys.fi/ind2.htm Euro<26 European youth card association http://www.euro26.org/opencms/opencms/euro26_org/data/public/header/pen… ¡Buena suerte!
I am trying to find where my grand father was born. 734 Link to the Family Search database: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp You can contact The Genealogical Society of Finland and ask them for help in your search. They can give you professional help: http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm Population Register Center has also interesting database, where you can search for the Finnish names from different periods of time: https://192.49.222.187/nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
Can you provide me with a good source to begin researching my family who came from Etelavartsala, Kustavi. Thank you for any assistance you can provide. 253 For an English speaking person there are two informative web sources of Finnish genealogy: The Swedish-Finn Historical Society, based in Seattle, has all-English web pages. There you can for example discuss your case in The Finlander Forum, which has specific threads for genealogy, relatives search etc. Please be sure to check also the links provided in the pages. http://sfhs.eget.net/portal/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 One of the links leads to the English pages of The Genealogical Society of Finland. Among other things the society maintains HisKi, a complementing database of old church records. HisKi contains lists of christenings, marriages, burials and moves. It is also possible to register to a mailing list where people…
I am doing my thesis, related "entrepreneurship", and Finnish business laws. Could you please tell me which libraries in Helsinki region I should visit ? 402 I would suggest for you to visit the following three libraries: Helsinki School of Economics Library - Helecon Information Center: http://helecon.lib.hse.fi/EN/ The Library of Parliament: http://lib.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/library/index.htx Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences: http://www.haaga-helia.fi/en These libraries are open to everybody and you will get their library cards by presenting your ID.