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I would like to know about the origin of the English language. 859 The English language originate from the dialects, now called Old English, which were brought to England beginning in the 5th century. Recommended link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Recommended books: Crystal, Dvid: The English language. - London: Penguin, 1990. ISBN: 0-14-013532-4 English: history, diversity and change (edited by David Graddol, Dick Leith and Joan Swann). - London: Routledge, 2002. ISBN: 0-415-13118-9
Do you know of a children's version of the Kalevala written by Mauri Kunnas? How would I purchase it in the US? 857 The Book is called the Canine Kalevala. The following information was found in the Library of Congress Online Catalog (adress=http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/) : The canine Kalevala / Mauri Kunnas, Tarja Kunnas ; [translated and adapted... LC Control Number: 93855806 Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Brief Description: Kunnas, Mauri. The canine Kalevala / Mauri Kunnas, Tarja Kunnas ; [translated and adapted from the Finnish by Tim Steffa]. Koirien Kalevala. English Helsinki : Otava, 1992. [30] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
I am studying globalization of Finland in my college class and was wanting some information about it. Can you provide me with some areas that I might be able… 856 I found two publications about the subject in a database called "WorldCat": Timonen, Virpi: Restructuring the welfare state : globalisation and social policy reform in Finland and Sweden. Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub.,2003. Nestingen, Andrew K: Why nation? : globalization and national culture in Finland, 1980-2001. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. There are also some articles about globalization of Finland, that I found in a database called "Ebsco": Sipilä, Jorma: Opening Remarks, 1 July 2001, Tampere. Social Work in Health Care; 2004, Vol. 39 Issue 1/2, p7, 4p. Subjects: business enterprises congresses & conventions international trade globalization Measuring Economic Reversals, Forward…
Do you have any piano to practice? 856 There is a piano and a grand piano in the Sello Library. You can reserve a time to practise tel: 09-8165 7615. There is also a digital piano in the Kirjasto 10 at the center of Helsinki. Reservations tel: 09 3108 5000.
In which Library around Helsinki can I borrow fiction books in French? (apart from Sello and the one in Pasila) 854 Here you have a link to a list of all fiction books in French in HelMet libraries around the capital region: http://luettelo.helmet.fi/search/X?SEARCH=**&searchscope=4&m=1&l=fre&b=… So, as you see there are quite a few libraries that harbour at least some kind of a collection of books in French. If you would like to restrict the search to a given library, go to this page: http://luettelo.helmet.fi/search~S9/X . Type two asterisks (**) in the search field. Instead of Entire collection, choose Fiction. For material type, choose book and for language, French. Then choose the library you want and click Go!
Is there an online street map of Helsinki I can access on line? 852 You will find an online map of Helsinki in the Internet pages of Helsingin Sanomat. This is a free service. The site address is http://heti1.tieto.net/oikotie/etusivu and when you click the word 'KARTTAPALVELU' (ie. the map service in Finnish) you will get access to various maps of Finland including that of Helsinki. You just select Helsinki and you can search any street in Helsinki. The correct spelling of Kaivopoisto is Kaivopuisto.
Can I get a book on the social services? I want to know what is all about and to know more about it? 851 I searched from Helsinki metropolitan area's library database Helmet, http://www.helmet.fi/ . I found the following about social services in English: 1. Richards, Judy: "The complete A-Z health & social care handbook" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1999) 2. Niemelä, Heikki: "Social security in Finland" (Helsinki, Social Insurance Institution, 2006) 3. "The third sector in Finland : review to research of the Finnish third sector" editors: Martti Siisiäinen, Petri Kinnunen, Elina Hietanen (Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health, 2000) 4. "What are we doing there? : experiences and lessons learned from development cooperation in health care and social welfare (1990-2005)" editors: Ursula Aaltonen and Simo Mannila (National Research…
Why purple colour is used for psychotherapy? 849 You probably mean colour therapy, which is not a branch of classical psychotherapy. On the other hand, arts therapy is widely accepted as valid treatment among classical psychotherapists as well, but in this kind of arts therapy, separate colours hardly have special meaning or significance. In colour therapy, the colour purple can be interpreted in several ways. Have a look e.g. at the following links: http://www.holisticonline.com/Color/color_purple_scarlet.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/colors.html http://www.colourtherapyhealing.com/
How can i renew my loan of the book? 848 Loan renewal is easiest to do through Helmet.fi. To log in You need Your library card number and PIN code. You can also renew your loans by telephoning or visiting the library.  Loans can be renewed up to five times, if they have no reservations pending. If you have 30 euros or more in unpaid fees, you will not be able to renew your loans. https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/Library_card_and_loa… https://www.helmet.fi/en-US
Among all the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, how many works contain sunflower? 847 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.
I am oversee student. I need some information about Finland such as location, political system and current political events in Finland. 845 Finland is situated in northern Europe between the 60th and 70th parallels of latitude. A quarter of its total area lies north of the Arctic Circle. Finland's neighbouring countries are Sweden, Norway and Russia, which have land borders with Finland, and Estonia across the Gulf of Finland. Finland is a rebublic. More information is to be found for example from the homepage of Parliament of Finland ( http://www.eduskunta.fi/ ). In Virtual Finland ( http://virtual.finland.fi/ ) You'll find among others a short history about finnish parliamentarism ( http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/components.html ) Current political event worth mentioning is the municipal election in October this year. Here are some more links that You might find…
Is there any possibility that I can use musical instrument in the library? 845 Hello! There is in fact a possibility to play a instrument in library. The music library has a playing room, that you can reserve for a hour at a time. In the room there's an acoustic and an electric piano. But you are free to bring your own instrument as well. You can visit the music library at the 2nd floor of the old building at the main library, or call the music library's customer service number 02-262 0658 to make the reservation.
I am looking for family history. Can you tell me what sites are available to the public to search in church records etc. 841 Suomen Sukututkimusseura (The Genealogical Society of Finland, http://www.genealogia.fi/) has a database called Hiski (http://www.genealogia.fi/hiski?fi). Hiski includes lists of christenings, marriages, burials and moves. There is information about Hiski in English: http://www.genealogia.fi/historia/indexe.htm
I'm an American who recently completed a documentary that will reduce violence, crime, and murders, and perhaps become the most watched film ever because… 841 At least television companys and film distributor companys buy films in Finland. Here you can see the list of television channels in Finland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Finland And here below are film distributor companys in Finland: http://www.scanbox.com/Scanbox.aspx http://www.sandrewmetronome.com/ http://www.nordiskfilm.fi/ http://www.futurefilm.fi/info.php?pageCat=8 http://www.fs-film.fi/showPage.php?page_id=1009
What are the late fees for not returning a book on time? I can't find a price list anywhere. 835 The overdue fee is €0,20 day for adult item per loan. You find all the library fees in Helmet: http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/Loan_periods_…
I am looking for material (books, cassetes, videos, CDs etc) for studying Danish (the language) on my own. Could you kindly tell me where would it be… 834 There are some Danish courses in English in the public libraries: Jones, W. Glyn : Colloquial Danish--a complete language course. 1998 Danish phrase book / compiled by Lexus Ltd with Gert Ronberg. 1998 Garde, Anna: Danish dictionary--English-Danish--Danish-English. 1995 | Scandinavian phrase book & dictionary. 1995 Elsworth, Bente: Danish--a complete course for beginners . 1994 The availability of these courses you can check in this Internet adress: http://www.libplussa.fi/#en
I am doing a research on Ivan Timiriasew, russian photographer in Finland, who used to live in Helsinki inbetween 1890-1927. He used to work as a… 830 We have these magazines (they are magazines, not newspapers) in the HelMet book stacks in Pasila library: http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Pasila_Library/Whats_… There are also collections of his photograph in Museovirasto (National Board of Antiquities)and in Helsingin kaupunginmuseo (Helsinki city Museum) http://www.nba.fi/en/index http://www.helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi/en/ There are also information of him in the websites of Suomen valokuvataiteen museo (The Finnish Museum of Photography), but unfortunately just in Finnish: http://kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/#valokuvaaja/174 You can find some photographs of Ivan Timiriasev from the websites of Museovirasto: https://www.kuvakokoelmat.fi/pictures/search/field:…
Could you, please, tell me what is the nearest bus-stop and 2 nearest libraries in Kamppi area? The scedule for the library bus is in Finnish. 829 In Kamppi area the two nearest stops for the mobile libraries are Ruoholahti (Ruoholahdentori, Wednesday 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM) and Kruununhaka (Liisankatu 1, Tuesday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM). The nearest libraries to Kamppi area are Library 10 (Elielinaukio 2 G, 00100 Helsinki, next to the Central railway station) and Töölö Library (Topeliuksenkatu 6, 00250 Helsinki). http://www.helmet.fi/en-US http://www.helmet.fi/fi-FI/Kirjastot_ja_palvelut/Kirjastoauto_Helsinki/…
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,… 828 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.
Where can I find information concerning toypoodles? 828 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