| My question is: the city of Turku has honoured a famous dutchman. Do you know the name of the person? Thanks for the effort. Greetings from Holland. |
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11.1.2005 |
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There is a street called Peter Thorwöste road in Turku. Peter Thorwöste was a dutchman, who lived in Turku in the 17th century, and died here 1659. He was a well-known tradesman and industrialist, he founded for example ironworks in Fiskars. Some further information about Fiskars you can find here:
http://www.fiskars.fi/pdf/Fiskars_history_eng.pdf
Could this Peter Thorwöste be "the famous dutchman" you are looking for? If he is not, could you please give us more information about the man you are trying to identify. When did he live? What did he do for living?
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| Could you help me please to find internet address of the site of the Finnish library which has online reference service and their page looks like a red (or… |
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20.9.2004 |
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The website You are looking for is probably this one: http://igs.kirjastot.fi/index3.html
The iGS or information Gas Station is Helsinki City Library's mobile information service station. On the pages, there is a WWW form for sending questions and an archive database about questions and answers.
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| Where do I find a RELIABLE list of the top 500 companies operating in Finland (all industries) listed according to earnings/year? |
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23.8.2005 |
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The central Finnish journal of business economics called "Talouselämä" traditionally publishes a list of 500 Finnish top companies. The web address of the journal is
http://www.talouselama.fi
The third link from the left on the main page, YRITYSTIETO, gives you the list, which is also available in English.
Contact information for the companies is not shown, so you should look for it in some company register, for instance
http://www.europages.net
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| Dear responsable i like ask you about if i can occuped a poste on your library please send me if you are intersting my regards |
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20.10.2011 |
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Here are websites that lists (in Finnish) open library vancancies and jobs in Finland:
http://www.mol.fi/paikat/
http://www.kirjastot.fi/ammattikalenteri/avoimet_tyopaikat/
http://www.hel.fi/hki/Rekry/fi/Etusivu
You can also approach libraries directly:
http://www.libraries.fi/
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| I'm living in Espoo - close to Sello library. I'm working on a research about Finnish hunting history and habits, but I didn't find any English book in HelMet… |
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3.12.2012 |
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Yes, there is a library related to hunting in Riihimäki. However, I'm not able to check their collection. I suggest that you contact them via e-mail or telephone. Here is the address and telephone of this museum and library (Suomen Metsästysmuseo):
Tehtaankatu 23 A
11910 Riihimäki
tel. (019) 722 294
fax (019) 719 378
e-mail info@metsastysmuseo.fi
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| In Pat Humphreys' book "Finland in a Small Book," there were average salaries of different jobs, including librarians, for the year 2008. Are there more… |
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29.2.2012 |
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At the website of KT Kuntatyönantajat (KT Local government employers) you can find the statistics of avarage salary of municipal employers. They are unhappily only in Finnish. The avarage salary of the librarian in 2010 was 2202 euros.
You can find statistics from the website so:
http://www.kuntatyonantajat.fi/fi/Sivut/default.aspx > tilastot > tilastot palkoista > KVTES:n kes-kimääräiset palkat ja niiden desiilit, lokakuu 2010 > KVTES palkkatilastoliite 2010.
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| DEAR SIR, i have a request for u, i wanna know about finlands village named juuka (jennso)so if u have any web site link for juuka or have any book online … |
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19.7.2002 |
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Hello!
Juuka Commune has its own webpage. Unfortunately there is only finnish version of it. http://www.juuka.fi/ I can translate you some of the basic facts.
Juuka is located in North-Karelia Finland onshore Lake Pielinen. Nearest cities are Nurmes, Lieksa ja Joensuu. Acreage of Juuka Commune is 1846 square kilometers of which 325 square kilometers is water. Shoreline is 438 kilometres. Population of the village is 3200. "Juuka" means small lake with a river runing through it. Public services is the biggest employer 48,7%, process industries 29,5%, agriculture and forestry 18,4%.
Some language learning links:
http://virtual.finland.fi/speak/speak.html
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finnlang.html
http://www.uta.fi/~km56049/… |
| Which are the seven most speaking languages in Finland? |
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6.4.2010 |
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The most spoken languages in Finland are
Finnish, suomi 4 844 047
Swedish, ruotsi: 289 951
Russian, venäjä: 48 740
Estonian, viro: 22 357
English, englanti: 11 344
Somalian, somali: 10 647
Arabian, arabia: 8 806
Chinese, kiina: 6 458
Kurdish, kurdi: 6 455
Albanian, albania: 6 308
http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/suomi/tietopaketit/perustietoa_suomesta/vae…
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| I want to visit Finland this winter to learn why your country is excelling ours in digital technology. Do you have any advice for me/. Do you recommend any… |
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28.11.2001 |
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General information about Finland and also about information technology in Finland you can find in Virtual Finland http://virtual.finland.fi
There is at least tree organisations, which you could check out:
*Sitra, the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development http://sitra.tjhosting.com/eng
*Tekes, the National Technology Agency http://www.tekes.fi
*Fintra http://www.fintra.fi
These organisations have publicatins also in Internet for excample:
Quality of life, knowledge and competitiveness Premises and objectives for strategic development of the Finnish information society
http://194.100.30.11/tietoyhteiskunta//english/st51/eng2062b.htm
more you can find in their pages.
Ministry of Trade and Industry http://www.vn.fi/ktm/eng and… |
| I am a student of Information Studies and Librarianship at Charles University in Prague. According to my study recently I have been writing a Master Thesis on… |
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1.4.2010 |
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We can give You some links to go on. For the history of photography in Finland the center is Suomen valokuvataiteenmuseo
http://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/
Aalto-yliopisto is the School of Art and design
http://www.taik.fi/en/ and is conneteced to so called The Helsinki School of Photography. Their library database is following
http://www.taik.fi/en/services_/aralis_library.html.
Maybe also links of Peri Gallery in Turku can help You.
http://www.peri.fi/
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| My son is living in Helsinki and will be taking an entrance exam for Building Management in April. This is the first year that the test is offered in English,… |
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2.3.2011 |
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Unfortunately we did not found any material in english. By finnish word kiinteistönhoito (in english real estate management) you cand find books in Helmet-library http://haku.helmet.fi/iii/encore/search?formids=target&lang=fin&suite=d… Material is in finnish.
Amazon bookshop you can find book ”Introduction to Building Management”. The book is certainly old (year 1995)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&fi…
Information from book also in page http://www.booky.fi/kirja/coles_d/introduction_to_building_management/9…
Maybe it would be best to ask material from organizer of exam.
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| Weather conditions in Helsinki in October. |
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30.9.2004 |
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The main factor influencing Finland's climate is the country's geographical position between the 60th and 70th northern parallels in the Eurasian continent's coastal zone, which shows characteristics of both a maritime and a continental climate, depending on the direction of air flow. The mean temperature in Finland is several degrees (as much as 10°C in winter) higher than that of other areas in these latitudes, e.g. Siberia and south Greenland. The temperature is raised by the Baltic Sea, inland waters and, above all, by airflows from the Atlantic, which are warmed by the Gulf Stream.
For more information visit the website of the Finnish Meteorological Institute http://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/en/index.html
On the site http://www.… |
| If I wanted to look up ancestors that lived in Finland (Kuusamo area) and moved to the US, which library could I visit to do that? |
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17.9.2004 |
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Here are some useful addresses and sources of information:
Institute of Migration in Finland (Siirtolaisuusinstituutti - Finland)
Address: Linnankatu 61, 20100 Turku, Finland
Phone: 02-2840 440
Fax: 02-2333 460
Regional Centre of Ostrobothnia
Keikulinkuja 1
61100 Peräseinäjoki, Finland
Phone: 06-4181 275
Fax: 06-4181 279
Homepage http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/index_e.php Institute has a service called The Emigrant Register for genealogists and the descendants of Finnish emigrants.
The Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseura)
Address: Liisankatu 16 A
FI-00170 Helsinki
Finland
Telephone +358-9-278 1188
Fax +358-9-278 1199
E-mail samfundet@genealogia.fi… |
| Who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1974? |
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27.11.2004 |
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In 1974 the Nobel Prize in literature was shared to Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson ( http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1974/index.html ). Both of them got 1/2 of the prize.
You'll find all the Nobel Prize in literature laureates in http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/
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| 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… |
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26.3.2008 |
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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.
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| Can you help me find a list of sixth grade reading books that doesn't include poetry but does include fiction non- fiction, and classics Thanks |
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12.1.2004 |
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Scottsdale public library has listed some books for 6th-graders: http://library.ci.scottsdale.az.us/kids/grade6.htm .
Some schools have made their own lists of recommended literature, for example http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/northbethesdams/lmp_reading.htm .
Some book pulblishers have also listed their suggestions: http://www.hedgehogbooks.com/cgi-local/cart/grade.cgi?grade=6 .
It’s not difficult to find more in the Internet using any search engine by using such search terms as ‘book lists’ and ‘6th grade’.
In Helsinki City Library librarians have listed book tips for each grade: http://www.lib.hel.fi/lastensivut/listat.htm#ya They are in Finnish, but there are some originally English books on the list for 5th and 6th grade pupils:… |
| Which countries have the biggest number of Nobel Prize winners in literature fields. |
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20.1.2009 |
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The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to 105 persons between 1901-2008. The countries who have most Nobel Prize in Literature laureates are:
1. France (13)
2. United States (12)
3. United Kingdom (9)
4. Germany (8)
5. Italy (6)
Sweden (6)
7. Poland (5)
Spain (5)
9. Ireland (4)
10.Denmark (3)
10.Norway (3)
12.Japan (2)
Greece (2)
Chile (2)
South Africa (2)
Switzerland (2)
21 countries have one Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
More detailed information:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lan_nob_pri_in_lit_mos_awa_cou_lau-li…
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/
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| I am writing an academic article about public libraries and I need to send out my online questionnaires to Finnish public librarians. Who should I contact or… |
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8.1.2016 |
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There are several possibilities where to send your online questionnaires, depending on the nature of your survey. You have to decide to whom you want to send your questionnaires. You could think about whether you would like to send the questionnaires for the library administration (library directors etc.) or individual librarians. It could also be useful to think which libraries you want to include. The provincial libraries are the libraries that are in charge of the public library service in their regions. In addition to them, there are several smaller libraries and branch libraries.
Frank Metasearch -site includes a list of all Finnish public libraries and provincial libraries: http://monihaku.kirjastot.fi/en/. After deciding which… |
| I would like to come to Finland next year for several months and I hope to find a job. I already had two professional experiences in French libraries … |
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16.4.2012 |
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"Unfortunately it`s very difficult to to get a job in a library in Finland if you don`t know finnish, even if you have education as an librarian. If you are e.g native english speaker, there are of course some possibilities to work in certain organizations or communities without knowing finnish."
Source:
http://www.libraries.fi/en-GB/ask_librarian/question.aspx?ID=9dc54a99-a…
Open vacancies:
Employment and Economic Development Office of Finland:
http://www.mol.fi/mol/en/index.jsp
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| Dear Sir or Madam, I started to study portuguese a few weeks ago. Now Iam looking for simple reading books, like the Little Prince in portuguese. Which of you… |
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9.10.2012 |
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Pasila Library has the largest collection of books in Portugese.
http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Pasila_Library
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