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Do you know a book - humour category, written by an englishman called neil ??? i think. he lives in finland now and the book is in both languages and made up… 614 Perhaps you mean Neil Hardwick´s book of causeries HARDWICK´S SAUCE ELI NEILIN PAKINOITA
I am looking for some sources regarding the british, german and french visitors to Albania during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. 1078 Unfortunately we do not have the information you are looking for. However, below are a couple of potentially useful e-mail addresses in Albania. Parliamentary Library of Albania E-mail: zana_bib@parliament.tirana.al Committee for Development and Tourism: E-mail: arskenderi@albaniaonline.com
I am looking for a contact/reference-list to finish schools. I would like to create an eu-project analyzing the differences in the educational systems… 531 You can find an inclusive list of Finnish schools at http://www.edu.fi/english/frontpage.asp?path=500 which is an educational portal published by the National Board of Education. The site provides a lot of information about the Finnish educational system and a directory of schools' home pages.
Do you have any middle eastern dancing groups in Porvoo? 165 Finnish Dance and Production Companies can be found under this link: http://www.danceinfo.fi/tanssiryhmat/in_english For more information contact The Finnish Dance Information Centre: http://www.danceinfo.fi/english
I am looking for biographical information on Gustaf Nybom, a Finnish sea captain, born in Oulu, who became a head of the Alaska Commercial Company in the late… 1097 Hello I could find this information about Gustaf Ferdinand Nybom (Niebaum). I am sorry, but he was not born in Oulu but in Helsinki on August 30th 1842. The source of information is NIEBAUM-COPPOLA WINEYARD HOMEPAGE and the adress is: http://www.niebaum-coppola.com/history.html I could find another article on the Internet and the adress is: http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/art/article101e.htm There is one publication about Niebaum-Coppola Winery. The title of the book is "A SENCE OF PLACE : AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF THE NIEBAUM-COPPOLA WINERY AND THE NAPA VALLEY" by Steven Koplan and Francis Ford Coppola. Routhledge, 1999. ISBN 0415920043. I hope, this information makes it possible for you to continue your work…
Where can I find stories about Moomins in Finnish language? (on-line). Thank you. 261 The Moomin books are not available on on-line. In case you live in Helsinki (or elsewhere in Finland) you can visit the nearest library and borrow those books. The first Moomin book is called "Muumit ja suuri tuhotulva" in Finnish (originally written in Swedish). You can check the library items of the Helsinki metropolitan area public libraries from the HelMet-catalogue: http://www.helmet.fi/screens/opacmenu.html
How can i get more information about ROLE OF LIBRARIES ON WOMEN EDUCATION ? 161 here are some www-pages: www.wkac.ac.uk/education/hwe.htm (Centre for the History of Women's Education) and www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-educ.html (American Women's history:education) Eric database (www.eric.ed.gov) is an important database for educational history.
My deceased mother was Finnish and I am interested in determining her ancestors who lived in Finland. Could you please provide me with on-line e-mail links to… 603 The parish records are the main information sources for genealogists in Finland. Our church legislation resticts however the free use of information concerning events from the 20th century, so it can be difficult to find information about a person who was born so recently as your mother must have been. You will probably anyway find something of interest on the HisKi- Church Records database on the Genealogical Society's webbsite, if your search concerns ancestors born more than a hundred years ago. The adress is http://www.genealogia.fi/index.php?lang=en Please don't hesitate to turn to the Genealogical Society for help. You can also send a request to the Population Register Centre in Helsinki. Their adress is: http://www.…
I am searching for an painter: H. Daalgard. He has painted among other thinds an oil painting with storymy sea and ships. Can I find any biographical… 276 The painter H.Daalgard is unfortunately unknown to us. Wenzel Hagelstam, one of our specialists on antique did not recognize the name either. He advised you to direct the question to the Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Denmark.
For a book about the great pianist Sviatoslav Richter, I'm looking for the exact name (in finnish language) of the Theatres or Concert Halls where he played in… 316 Sviatoslav Richter's concerts in Finland have been arranged by Fazer Artists' Management Inc. Please contact them by e-mail, they have the information you need in their archives. The address is info@fazerartists.fi
What is public library all about? The management and services? 282 The public library is an institution provided usually by a state, city or municipality. Public library services are provided equally for all citizens or inhabitants of a certain area (state, city, commune etc.) regardless of age and economical, social or cultural background. The aim is to give people access to knowledge, information, education, recreation and experience by means of literature, audio- or audiovisual recordings, IT-services and different forms of personal information service. Public library services may also include occasional art exhibitions, educational presentations, musical or literary performances and so on. In practice, this means that the library users may borrow books and other material from a library or read/listen…
When did the Jews arrive to Finland? Where did they come from? 859 The territory which is now Finland was for more than half a millennium – until 1809 – part of the Swedish Kingdom. Under Swedish law, Jews of that period were allowed to settle only in three major towns in the Kingdom, none of them being situated in the territory of Finland. The injunction did not cover visits and therefore the first known reference of Jews in Finland is from 1782, when "Portuguese singers" Josef Lazarus, Meijer Isaac and Pimo Zelig as well as conjurer Michel Marcus received from the city administrative court of Helsinki the right to perform their skills in Helsinki. In this context beeing Portuguese refers to Jewish communities of Hamburg area or Holland, whose founders were driven away from Portugal nearly 300 years…
I live in Laakso Helsinki. I have a little baby and cannot go too far from my house. And I dont know Helsinki good. Could you give me the address and phone… 606 The nearest public library is Helsinki city library and the Töölö branch library, at Topeliuksenkatu 6, 00250 Helsinki. Check our website at http://www.lib.hel.fi/en-GB/toolo/yhteystiedot/ for contact information and public transport. You will also find opening hours there.
Dear Sir or Madam, I'm a LIS student from Potsdam, who is preparing his thesis. At the moment I'm searching for libraries in Northern Europe,Israel, USA,… 779 Helsinki City Library has no specific program concerning the issues you are interested in. However, the starting point for all activities in our library is that people are not discriminated for any reason at all be it a question of age, gender, ethnic background or sexual orientation or predilection.
How do you evaluate a expression 717 Thank you for your inquiry. There is a lot of webpages about evaluating expressions. You should try for example the following: http://www.me.vccs.edu/mathprep/Evaluating_an_Expression_or_Formula.doc http://aaamath.com/equ723-evaluate-1variable.html http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/orderop/evalPrac.htm
Does Eddie Cooley`s song Fever have finnish lyrics? I mean, has anyone translate this song lyrics into finnish language? If somebody has, where can i find this… 904 Kari Tuomisaari has written the Finnish lyrics to the song. The Finnish version is called "Kuume". The most famous interpretation of the song is Laila Kinnunen's version from 1959. Many artists have recorded the song afterwards.
#1. Please send me the name, address and phone numbers of three relatively cheap and safe motels/hotels near the main Eurorail Station in Helsinki, Finland. … 375 Helsinki is a rather small city with a fairly good public transport. It is rather easy to get around in Helsinki. Below find some hotels adresses Academica Summer Hostel http://www.hostelacademica.fi/index.php?Itemid=11&id=10&option=com_cont… Hostel Stadion http://www.stadionhostel.com/ and more You will be well adviced to study the Helsinki city site http://www.hel2.fi/tourism/EN/suunnittele_liikkuminen.asp There are many guided city tours by bus, such as http://www.hel2.fi/tourism/EN/suunnittele_liikkuminen.asp http://www.finland.com/res-Helsinki-ctyall-169-id.do You can make a virtual city tour on the net http://www.virtualhelsinki.net/english/index.html Have a nice visit in Helsinki
I want to know the trend of oil price next 2 years? 709 It is impossible to say anything reliable about the trend of oil price in forthcoming 2 years. The oil price has been going down rapidly recently and there is no end in sight. But after the price drop, the price will certainly increase again. Many specialists have been talking about the oil running out. Some say, that this is miscalculation. If the oil is running out, the crude oil price is obviously going very high. You can find a lot of information and speculation about the oil price. Here is links to some of the sites: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2008/oil_/default.stm http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/weekinreview/20mouawad.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
Among all the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, how many works contain sunflower? 777 In the internet there is a complete list of all the sunflower paintings of Vincent van Gogh, see: http://www.vggallery.com/misc/sunflowers.htm It seems, that these paintings are eleven.
Which countries have the biggest number of Nobel Prize winners in literature fields? 617 A quick counting in Wikipedia made a result of 12 prizes for USA, 9 to France, Germany and UK, 7 for Sweden and 6 for Spain and Italy. For an more accurate information check pages of Nobelprize.org in http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/ or Wikipedia http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/