Helinä is a popular variation of Helena. It has the same origin as English Helen = Greek Helene, feminine of Helenos "the bright one, shining one".
Finnish writer Santeri Ivalo used Helinä in his historical novel "Juho Vesainen" 1894.
Helinä also means tinkle.
Helsinki City Library is going to organize an international seminar on topic
"Small is beautiful – networking makes us stronger". The seminar will be held in Helsinki. You may get more information during September. The contact person is Kristina Virtanen.
Kristina.Virtanen@hel.fi.
Since 1995 there has been an artotheque in connection with Rikhardinkatu Library in Helsinki. The works of art are lent out on a monthly fee basis. The works can also be bought. The price varies according to the work.
The collection can be looked at on http://www.helsingintaiteilija.net (Taidelainaamo, Nettigalleria)
http://www.taidelainaamo.fi/tl/gallery/
It has been quite hard to define what kind of material You actually need. Reading research is a vast area and the links provided here may or may not be useful.
First, the links to the Internet where You should have a free access from any Internet account:
"The finnish success in PISA and some reasons behind it
PISA 2000"
Authors and Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä
http://www.jyu.fi/ktl/pisa/publication1.pdf
"Literacy Skills for the World of Tomorrow: Further Results from PISA 2000 - Publications 2000"
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/document/21/0,2340,en_32252351_32236159_336886…
"Summary of “Finland Reads” studies from 1989, 1995, and 2003"
Drafted by Yrjö Repo from the reports of Taloustutkimus Oy
http://www.skyry.…
The best way to find out keywords in tourism would be to consult different homepages, eg
http://fi.franceguide.com/recherche/resultat1.asp?z1=04pgkKlu
http://www.australia.com/home_us.aust?JSESSIONID=DYcKGQXy%21-1148975708%
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modtd/mastertd.html211134042314093&co…
http://www.touregypt.net/
http://www.tourisme.fr/
http://www.bonjourquebec.com/
Librarians use keywords but they are few and that would not help you.
We don't have this book in Vaasa. If you come to the library, we can order the book from another library in Finland. The book is available for example in Turku university library and Oulu university library.
You can find some information about libraries in Finnish prisons on the page of Vankeinhoitolaitos http://www.vankeinhoito.fi/ > Tietopankki > Kirjasto. On that page it says that there are libraries for prisoners in prisons and that the libraries are taken care of by the prisons themselves. On the same page there is a link to Vankeinhoitolaitoksen kirjasto (http://www.vhkk.fi/kirjasto.htm). Under Library (on the bottom on the left) you can find some information in English. On the page you can also find their email-address (vhl.kirjasto@om.fi). It is best to turn directly to this special library with your questions.
The Death Gate Cycle was published in Finnish by Otava. The Finnish name of the series is Kuolemanportti. Names of the books are:
Dragonwing - Lohikäärmeen siipi (1997, paperback 2001)
Elven star - Haltioiden tähti (1998, paperback 2001)
Fire sea - Tulimeri (1998)
Serpent mage - Käärmemaagi (1999)
The hand of chaos - Kaaoksen käsi (1999)
Into the labyrinth - Labyrinttiin (2000)
Seventh gate - Seitsemäs portti (2000)
The editions are sold out. They are available in most of the libraries. For used copies contact second-hand bookshops.
Whenever you move into new premises, you have to inform the magistrate and the house managing agency that you have moved in. Both the magistrate and the house managing agency will monitor the registration. More information about Finnish permits and accommodation can be found from the following web-address: http://www.infopankki.fi/en-GB/home/
The National Library of Finland is the right place to ask for copies of older newspapers. Their address is
http://www.nationallibrary.fi/index.html
and concerning newspapers in particular try
http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/english/services/collections/newspapers.htm
You might also want to contact the Genealogical Society of Finland for assistance. Their address is http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm
Please find out more about tinnitus f.ex. from these pages. There´s a lot of pages concerning tinnitus in the net. If you prefer articles please come to the library. Tinnitus pages in the net: http://www.medicinenet.com/tinnitus/article.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus
http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/
http://www.ata.org/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tinnitus.html
In our library, electronic information sources (databases) give more relevant results. Databases also help us to sort results efficiently. I'm sorry but we don't have ability to answer better to your question. If you want to have more information about this topic, The university of Tampere has faculty of information sciences(www.uta.fi).
Click Advanced search on the first page of HelMet database http://www.helmet.fi To find material in English use the link language. Type matematiikka oppikirjat. Type fysiikka oppikirjat
Help for you http://www.helmet.fi/search~S9/k
Myyrmäki library is part of HelMet-libraries which consist of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen city libraries. The entire library catalogue is available for everyone who has the HelMet-library card. You can search the library catalogue at HelMet web library: www.helmet.fi (available in English)
Here are some guidelines on how to search for german children's books at HelMet:
How to search for books that are suitable for little children (for example picture books):
1. Go to the tab "Kids and teens"
2. Write kuvakirjat (=picture books) to the search bar
3. Click the "Advanced search" -button
4. choose the following: material type: book, language: german
5. Click Go
This search shows you all HelMet libraries' german children's picture…
Something about toy poodles(very little) is in the book Diane Morgan: The poodle : an owner's survival guide.
In Amazon you can find more books concerning toy poodles http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/suomi/tietopaketit/perustietoa_suomesta/vae…
Something in Internet
http://www.thetoypoodle.com/
http://www.poodlesavvy.com/toy-poodle-savvy.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle
http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/toypoodles.html
http://www.makupalat.fi/Categories.aspx?classID=23940b8e-c55c-4c74-ba00…
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/toypoodle.htm
We have some dramatic literature in English (especially classic plays by Shakespeare and others) at the Sello library, plus, of course, lots of non-dramatic fiction in English language.
For a complete list of drama available in the Helsinki region public libraries, you can use the English-language HelMet Web Library at http://www.helmet.fi/search~S9/X . Choose "Other searches", select from the search menu: "Espoo class" and then type into the search box the library class for English-language plays: "5.3". Or you could use this direct link http://www.helmet.fi/search/?searchtype=e&searcharg=5.3&searchscope=4&S…
You could also use the advanced search option, use a keyword *näytelmät" (meaning plays and drama in Finnish) and…
Hello to you! You can find the newest issues of The Guardian weekly in the following libraries: Kannelmäki, Kontula, Viikki and Vuosaari. No reservations to other libraries can be made.
You can read The Guardian in Metsätalo(one of the university campus libraries). The address is Unioninkatu 40.
The other newspaper you were asking for, The Observer, does not seem to be anywhere in the Helsinki region, so you'll have to make an interlibrary loan for The Observer.
No DVDs of the sort you asked for can be found. There is unfortunately only a documentary film called "All together now", where the group Cirque du Soleil performs.
The widest selection of magazines and newspapers in english language is in the Helsinki City Main library in Pasila. The address is Rautatieläisenkatu 8.
In the summertime the library of the University of Helsinki has a wide range of newspapers and magazines in the student library and Minerva.
There are some scientific research below partly about your topic. The second one is in Finnish, but there is an abstract in English.
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/3711/Makinen553.p…
https://publications.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/35828/Saarela_Ri…
