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When did the civil wars stop in us ..? 245 The US Civil war ended in 1865.
May i have finland & finnish's name in different languages around the world? ex. finland, (in english finnish, (in english 1060 The best way to find different translations for Finland and Finnish is to use Google translator: http://translate.google.com/ Finland is in Finnish Suomi Finnish is suomalainen You can use these terms as the source.
What are the international reculations of using the acamidec resources of Finland while studying in EU/Overseas? What do you recommend for the library to visit… 1263 I'm afraid I don't quite understand your question. What exactly do you mean by "academic resources" and "regulations"? If you mean the library collections of the Finnish university libraries and the right to use them, so basically they are open for everybody and it is also possible to request interlibrary loans from their collections, even to be sent abroad. If you are staying in Finland, there are many libraries worth visiting. Depending on your special interests, I would recommend e.g. the following: http://www.nationallibrary.fi/index.html http://www.aralis.fi/en/taik.html http://lib.tkk.fi/en/ http://helecon.lib.hse.fi/EN/ http://www.lib.hel.fi/en-GB/ You will find the contact information of all Finnish libraries at http://www.…
Good afternoon, Searching for biographical information about Herbert Cornell I came upon this page: http://www.fono.fi/KappaleenTiedot.aspx?kappale=bambina… 1203 It seems that not. We could not find any references about that. We checked some databases: Fono, Suomen äänitearkisto, Viola. Although Harry Bergström (1910-1989) has several pseudonyms: Gerald Beach, Harold G Burgess, Leonard Fleuvemont, Sointu Karikas, Lenny, Jorge Monterio, Tintti-Kalle And unfortunately we couldn't find any information about that whose pseudonym is Herbert Cornell. Hope you will find what you are looking for!
I went to the Seurassaren Joulupolku yesterday. There were straw bundles on the trees, and animal shapes made of straw on the ground. What are their names in… 3503 The bundle made of straw is called 'lyhde' or 'olkilyhde' in Finnish. It is traditionally for feeding birds in winter. For example in this website you can see a picture of olkilyhde: http://www.finlit.fi/tietopalvelu/juhlat/joulu/lyhde.htm The animal shape is typically a billy coat and it is called 'olkipukki'. It is a traditional Finnish Christmas decoration and is still popular in many homes. Some information about traditional Finnish christmas for example in this website: http://www.dlc.fi/~marian1/gourmet/xmas_4.htm Information about The Seurasaari Christmas Path (Joulupolku) in English you can see here: http://www.joulupolku.net/english.html http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=179853
I'm writing a research about immigration of people from arabic countries to Scandinavia(espesially Sweden).Could you help me to find some materials for this… 602 Here are some books that might help you: Books in Finnish University Libraries: http://finna.fi Larsson, Göran: Islam and muslims in Sweden : integration or fragmentation? : a contextual study. (Berlin 2007) Gustafsson Figueroa, Kerstin: För Guds skull : muslimer i Sverige (Stockholm 2007) Otterbeck, Jonas: Islam, muslimer och den svenska skolan (Lund 2000) Mellanöstern här [redaktör: Claes Wahlöö]. (Lund 2004) Roald, Anne Sofie: Muslimer i nya samhällen : om individuella och kollektiva rättigheter (Göteborg 2009) Andersson, Åsa: Där hemma, här borta : möten med Orienten i Sverige och Norge (Stockholm 2001) Carlbom, Aje: The imagined versus the real other : multiculturalism and the representation of muslims in Sweden (Lund 2003) Books…
Good evening, where can i find the statistics about helsinki library ? i have search Q&A and find a web site "Finnish Public Libraries Statistics", which… 1056 You can find statistics about Helsinki city library so: http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/en-GB/ > search statistics > Area selection > Municipality (Helsinki) > > Statistics selection > Loans or Personnel. Or you can find them from Yearly reports: http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/en-GB/yearlyreports.aspx We don’t have volunteers working in our libraries. Playing games by the library computers is usually allowable. Eating or drinking at the same time is not forbidden. It takes one to three days for a reserved book to go to an another Helmet library (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa or Kauniainen city library).
Where may I find an "Ask a librarian" website for most of the EU countries in a language I speak ? (french, english, spanish). Thank you for any help you may… 1175 I found a list which is for libraries with some form of synchronous or chat reference services. The list isn't perfect and some links don't even work but it gives way of indication. Link: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Chat_reference_libraries
I am looking for help, guidance & how to coordinate my communication effectively using Social Media. Since I am self employed, the learning curve is very time… 887 The database of The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries, Helmet (http.www.helmet.fi )offers a few books in English concerning social media and business communication. The books are as follows: -Li, Charlene: Open leadership : how social media technology can transform the way you lead, Jossey-Bass, 2010 -Handley, Ann: Content rules: how to create killer blogs, podcasts, videos, ebooks, webinars (and more) that engage customers and ignite your business, Wiley, cop. 2011. The new rules of social media series -What would Google do? / Jeff Jarvis; Collins Business, cop. 2009 For a few books more check the Goggle Books service. The browser will find a selection of suitable books for e.g. with the key words ‘social media, marketing,…
I have recently found a large number of my childhood books, most of which are in japanese, english and some rarer ones are in Danish. There are also some very… 1079 You could give those books to Pasila Library in Helsinki. In Pasila Library, we have Multilingual Library with books in many languages not usually found in Finnish libraries. Without seeing the titles, I can’t say if those books were suitable for your collection. For more information about Pasila Library, please see at http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Pasila_Library. Of course, it’s possible to sell those books to second-hand bookshops, but this may take much time. Many of them aren’t very interested in that kind of books. Second-hand bookshops in Finland can be found at http://www.tie.to/antikvariaatit/ and http://www.antikka.net.
I want to take workshop for teaching drawing and painting for kids free of cost. Can i rent class room in library. 720 you can ask rooms for example from regional libraries of Espoo. if you do not charge participants, the rooms are usually free of charge. kirjasto.entresse@espoo.fi, kirjasto.omena@espoo.fi, kirjasto.sello@espoo.fi and kirjasto.tapiola@espoo.fi
Etsin tietoa seuraavista aiheista:e-business, e-commerce ja business-to-business commerce. Löytyisikö näitä koskien mitään materiaalia? 699 Suomen kielen asiasana aiheillesi lienee verkkokauppa. Pääkaupunkiseudun aineistotietokanta http://www.libplussa.fi/ antaa asiasanalla verkkokauppa rajattuna suomen kieleen kolmisenkymmentä viitettä. Libplussasta näet myös teosten saatavuustiedot. Helsingin yliopiston kirjastojen tietokanta HELKAsta löytyy verkkokauppa asiasanalla kymmeniä viitteitä. Haukuja voit itse tehdä osoitteesta: http://helkaw.lib.helsinki.fi/index.cgi Yliopistokirjastojen yhteistietokanta LINDA antaa samaisella verkkokauppa asiasanalla yli 60 suomen kielistä viitettä, joista osa on tutkimuksia: esim. Elektronisesta kaupasta eLiiketoimintaan, toimittaneet Pirjo Järvelä ja Markku Tinnilä, Tekes, 2000 tai Verkkomainonta Suomessa / Pirjo Järvelä, Mika Raulas LTT-…
I would like to know if there is help with translation from English to Finnish language service? Is it free? How much does it cost? Thanks 371 Unfortunately Helmet Libraries does not have a translation service. Helmet Libraries offers only Finnish language cafés and discussion groups. Participation is free of charge. https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Multilingual_Library…
I borrowed two books but I had to travel outside Finland and I don't have the card with me to renovate them. Now the system generated a fine and I would like… 428 You must first renew or return the loans. Only then will you be able to pay the accrued fines. You can also renew your loans by telephone. Instead of a card number, you can use your social security number. If the books are reserved, they can not be renewed.
Can I return the books from one library to another? Thank you. 1000 You can return the material to any Helmet library during its opening hours. http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/HelMet_librar… http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US
I was wondering if you could inform me on free or inexpensive activities one can do for adults? I am moving to Hyvinkää very soon and in general, I only see… 322 Here are some websites you can hopefully find  activities for you or ask more: https://visithyvinkaa.fi/en/activities/activities/ https://www.hyvinkaa.fi/globalassets/sosiaali--ja-terveys/maahanmuuttajapalvelut/liitteet/englanti.jpg Wellcome also to the Hyvinkää city library: https://www.hyvinkaa.fi/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/kirjasto/in-english/library-for-you/
I write from a Kindergarten. We have lost a library book, how can I resolve this problem? I cannot renew any of the items I borrowed. The book lost was:… 335 Could you please contact the Espoo City Library by phone. Or come visit. Let's solve your problem straight away. https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services
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… 157 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? 1075 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