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I can't renew the book i have checked out online because it is on hold. but it is due april 6 which during the virus shut down period. so please help me take… 158 In Helmet-libraries no loans are due when libraries are closed.  Loans will not be due between March 16th and April 19th 2020. If the loan has not been renewed in due, library will extend the due date by two weeks. We shall re-evaluate the situation after Easter. In addition, the library will extend the loan period for loans due from 20 January to 15 March 2020. There is no overdue fee for extending the loan period.  However, there are exceptions for material that is overdue and therefore in recovery.  If your loan has expired before January 20, 2020, it is in recovery and the loan cannot be renewed. Please contact your local library via email or by telephone to check the…
Denmark has www. krak.dk Sweden has www.eniro.se Norway has www.gulesider.no Does an equivalent "open search" ( in Swedish ) exist covering Finland? 1076 Hi! In Finland we have: https://www.fonecta.fi/ (in Finnish) You can search for example Swedish names but the search language is Finnish https://hae.0100100.fi/ (in Finnish) This search service is like Fonecta only in Finnish but you can even here search for example Swedish names and for  Åland Islands https://www.aland.com/telefonkatalogen (in Swedish)
I'm trying to reconnect with someone in Finland and I have his number. Can you help? 154 We do'nt in our service contact persons, but if you have a telefonnumber, the country code for Finland is +358. In Countrycode.org you can find the number, you should dial to call abroad from your country, https://countrycode.org/finland
I have a bunch of old "Nature" journals (2018-2019). Can I donate them to the library? 264 Unfortunately libraries usually can't take old journals. When the libraries will open again normally, You can leave the journals in any ot the libraries, which have a recycling shelf (Kirjakierrätyspiste). You find the list of those libraries here https://www.helmet.fi/fi-FI/Kirjastot_ja_palvelut https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Events_and_tips/News_flash/Services_of_the_…
My daughter is learning the piano. Would it be possible for her to play the piano at the library? 162 Yes it is possible to book the music room of Turku main library. https://www.turku.fi/en/turku-city-library/services/other-services The booking is made through this website:  https://varaamo.turku.fi/search?purpose=photo-and-audio  You need to log in with your library card and password.
I used to live in the Helsinki area but in 2020, I moved to North Karelia. However, I kept my Helsinki library card in order to access ebooks and audiobooks,… 263 E-books don't show in your reading history since the e-book services are not fully integrated to Helmet database. They will however keep you library card active, so there is no reason to worry about your card being cancelled. Logging into your Helmet account will keep your card active also.
Is it true that Karhuso kirjasto was expanded from a small school library to the public library inside the school in 1998? I would like to know more details… 228 According to the history of the Espoo City Library, Kun pienestä tuli suuri (Tuovi Määttänen, editor, Espoon kaupunginkirjasto 2006), the library in the area was first a room in the school. In the end of the 1980's school needed the room and 1988 a building for the Karhusuo library was built. Now library is again in the same building as the school when a new school was built in the area in 2020.   This video is from the 1988 building: https://www.kirjastokaista.fi/espoon-kirjastot-karhusuo/  
I was wondering if there are public kitchen facilities except Oodi. How can I reach that information? 221 Yes there are. You will find them at https://varaamo.hel.fi/ in Helsinki and at https://varaamo.espoo.fi/search in Espoo. Just use keyword kitchen.
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… 182 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…
I don't live in Finland, but I'd like to publish my novel in Finland. Could you please introduce me to some Finnish authors and/or publishers who can be of… 74 This website lists and links to 130 publishers in Finland. You can contact the publishers through their websites. The first list ("Yleiskustantajat Suomessa") has the bigger publishing houses that publish all types of literature. "Kirjoitatko kaunokirjallisia tarinoita?" lists those that focus on fiction. 
Can you help me to begin learning finnish languge and finnish grammar? I am bulgarian and I can use russian and english like help languges. 271 Jyväskylä library has the following books that might be of use to you: 1) First Finnish (by Leena Horton), includes a text book and an exercise book) 2) Finski jazyk dlja natsinajustsih: kurs intensivnogo samoobutsenija (by Pavel Razinov) 3) Survival course in Finnish for foreigners (by Eeva Piirainen) 4) Finnish for foreigners (by Maija-Mielikki Aaltio) In addition to books, in Jyväskylä there are excellent language courses. You can get more information by telephoning to the following number: 626 597 (Jyväskylä folk institute) If you live somewhere else in Finland, try contacting the local folk institute (that's kansalaisopisto in Finnish).
What is a Microfiche? 719 Microfische (mikrokortti in finnish)is a flat piece of film containing microphotographs of the pages of a printed text or document. You can read microfische only with special kind of device.
Do you know the mailing address for the Sunny Bus Company? I would like to send a thank you note to one of their drivers following a recent tour. Thank you! 1154 The mailing address is: Aurinkobussit Oy Sunny Buses Vanha Porvoontie 246 FIN-01380 Vantaa e-mail: myynti@aurinkobussit.fi
Need some information regarding how long it will take to go to college for criminal law 859 In Finland you can study law in the university. Degrees offered by the University on Helsinki Faculty of law can be found at http://www.helsinki.fi/oik/tdk/english/faculty/faculty.html How to apply - International Students' Guide to the University of Helsinki can be found at http://www.helsinki.fi/english/howtoapply To apply for admission for a Bachelor's or a Master's degree programme you must submit an application form to the university. The closing date for applications is January 31. The studying time depends on how fast the student is able to study and which degree the student is taking. For most students the studying time will be several years.
What is Finnish award,"Lion" with its origin & goal? 969 Here is some short information of the Order of the Lion of Finland: The Order of the Lion of Finland was founded on September 11, 1942. It was introduced in an effort to preserve the prestige of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, which could have been diminished if granted too frequently, and to facilitate the awarding of honours for various types of merit. The Lion of Finland is awarded for civilian and military merit. The ribbon for all classes of insignia is dark red. The classes of the Order of the Lion of Finland are: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland Commander, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of…
Where can I find a list of publishers of children's books that are located in Texas? 855 Hello, Here are some links that might help you. Children`s Book Council`s webpage has an online member list, but only one of the publishers (the first one) is located in Texas http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/mlist1.html www.chlidrenslit.com has a list of publishers webpages, but you have to check each link separately to find out the location. http://www.childrenslit.com/sites_publish.html Children`s book publishers in United States: http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/reading/bookpubs.cfm Click e.g Gryphon House Books and you can choose a state and find stores located in Texas Book Publishers of Texas has a membership directory http://www.bookpublishersoftexas.com/directory.asp
Where can I find Finnish folk tales/children stories/fairy tales? 1271 Have you checked the Congress Library collections? If they have no finnish folk/fairy tales you can ask Helsinki city library, Interlibrary loans. In our Helmet catalogue (www.helmet.fi) we found for example these two collections of finnish folktales in english: Finnish fairy tales and stories for children ( ISBN 0-88887-944-x)and The Fish of gold and other finnish folk tales (0-941016-78-1).
How many editions of Henryk Sienkiewicz "Quo Vadis?" were published in Finland? 739 The latest finnish edition of Quo Vadis (1990) is 12th.(Source: The National Bibliography of Finland)
Hyva paivaa! I've noticed that you hold a copy of a video of Kalevi Aho's opera AVAIN. Could you please tell me where did you get it and how can I buy a copy… 1281 Dear Sir! You asked about a video recording of Kalevi Aho's opera "Avain". It is a recording that was made in Savonlinna Opera festival in year 1986 by Finnish broadcasting company, Yleisradio (YLE). YLE Export Department has a special service for libraries and educational institutions called "YLE Tallennemyynti" which produces video and audio cassettes of Yleisradio's TV and radio programmes. Since this service is not commercial and is aimed to serve the above mentioned institutions, I would suggest that You read more about its operation from the english pages of Yleisradio: http://www.yle.fi/tallennemyynti/ Please note that you can choose the language of the pages by clicking "In English". While there are restrictions for private…
Dear Reader, I am from Taiwan, R.O.C. I am researching your library right now. Could you provide any information to help me study your library? Questions are:… 1002 The answers to most of your questions concerning the librariers in Finland can be found on the websites of the public libraries and the scientific libraries. The public libraries: http://www.libraries.fi/default.asp?_item_id=249&_lang_id=EN Under the titles Library Branch and Libraries on http://www.libraries.fi/page.asp?_item_id=255 Please note the link to the Ministry of Education in particular. The research libraries: http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/tilke/indexeng.html