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I'm a member of Helmet and I've been told that some of the libraries hire out power tools. I've been onto the database and my local library doesn't provide… 463 18.3.2019 You can find all the tools and other objects provided by the Helmet libraries using the Helmet search https://haku.helmet.fi/iii/encore/?lang=eng . The problem for you here might be that all library materials, objects included, are catalogued in the Helmet database in Finnish. If you use the Helmet search for finding objects, choose Advanced search, type * (i.e. one asterisk, meaning "all") in the search field, and choose "Object" from the dropdown menu for Format. This is the search result you will get: https://haku.helmet.fi/iii/encore/search/C__S%28*%29%20f%3Aq__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=cobalt . In this list there are all the objects for borrowing from Helmet libraries. To find an electric sander you ought to know the…
I'm interested in learning finnish language, do you have a free downloadable finnish alphabet? or dictionary? thank you. sean 461 22.7.2008 You'll find the finnisch alphabet for english speakers at the Wikipedia site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_alphabet . Online introductions to Finnish language are given for example in the following addresses: http://donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/FinnishForForeigners/ http://venla.org/ Free language software downloads are found in the address http://www.byki.com/fls/FLS.html English to Finnish/Finnish to English online dictionaries are available in the following addresses: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/fin.html http://www3.fincd.com/
Your Library's organization has changed as of 1st March 2004. Could you send new organization chart to me as soon as possible. Thanks. 459 23.3.2004 The organization chart of Helsinki City Library has been updated on our websites: http://www.lib.hel.fi/page.asp?_item_id=2301
Can I book a meeting room for tomorrow from 16:30 to 18:00? Thanks. 457 2.2.2016 Please contact the library from which you want to reserve a conference room. HelMet Libraries contacts http://www.helmet.fi/en-US
Hella Wuolyoki's "Niskavuoren Heta" - all about the female finnish writers. 456 15.11.2004 Below please find information on Hella Wuolijoki http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hellawuo.htm
I was wondering if you had access to machines to repair a scratched CD and if I can ask for a personal CD repair or access such a machine in one of the… 455 13.7.2016 No, we don't have that service at the time. You can ask about CD repair service of console game stores, for example.
When it says "Dogs allowed" for certain finnish libraries, does that really mean I can bring my dog inside the library? 455 14.3.2017 Indeed it does. You can check here in which Helmet libraries you are allowed to take your dog with you: http://www.helmet.fi/en-US (Click the link "Libraries" in the upper banner and then choose the library from the dropdown menu.)
I'm a Finnish student from Spain and I found the English edition of Fred Karlsson's Finnish grammar. I know that a Spanish version was published but I can't… 454 24.10.2018 The Spanish version of Fred Karlsson's Finnish grammar is Gramática básica del finés (Suomen peruskielioppi, traducción y adaptación: Ursula Ojanen et al., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid : Siglo XXI, distr., 1991, ISBN 84-7477-306-7). The book is available in some university libraries (Helsinki, Turku, Oulu and Jyvaskylä) and as well in some public libraries. You can check the availability of the item for example in Finna https://finna.fi/ or in Frank Metasearch http://monihaku.kirjastot.fi/en/. Fennica https://fennica.linneanet.fi/vwebv/searchBasic  
I have problems with my laptop so I´m looking to rent a laptop as a short term solution. Is this possible at the library in Jyväskylä or do you know a place… 453 26.10.2017 Jyväskylä Main Library and all branch libraries have customer PCs with access to a word processor. The PCs can be booked in advance, at the Main Library on tel. (014) 266 4123, and at branch libraries by telephoning the library in question. Red more.. http://www.jkl.fi/kirjasto/eng/using#booking In the following address in the internet they promise to rent laptops. Look in English. http://it-apurit.fi/tietokone-vuokraus/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIseHNidWN1wIVj…
Would you please be so kind as to let me know what the official abbreviations are for Finnish months? For example is the letter k required and then a period,… 451 14.2.2008 Abreviations for months in Finnish are tammik., helmik., maalisk. and so on with k and dot. K is the first consonant of the second part of a compound and dot is for the omitted part of a compound. Source: Nykysuomen sanakirja, osa 5, Lyhenteet, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, Porvoo, 1989, p. 299.
I'd like to know the meaning and history of the name Ivalo, which I was called in Greenland. 450 15.3.2007 According to Ante Aikio’s article ’Suomen saamelaisperäisistä paikannimistä’ (About Finnish place- names of Sami origin) in publication Virittäjä 1/ 2003 name Ivalo has origin in Sami language, Inari Sami ‘Avveel’. For more detailed information you can contact Research Institute for the Languages of Finland http://www.kotus.fi/ (choose ‘In English’ to get the page in English). They have a special Finnish name guidance by phone + 358 9 701 93 65, Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.. By email you can contact Information Officer Sirkka Rautoja, sirkka.rautoja@kotus.fi or Library, kirjasto@kotus.fi. You can also contact directly a specialist in Sami names and place-names, email kaarina.vuolab-lohi@kotus.fi.
Where can I search for Old Church Slavonic texts? I am looking in particular for Russian Orthodox sermons and theological texts. From what I understand… 450 12.5.2009 The best collection in Finland is The Slavonic Library/The National Library of Finland. About its services http://www.nationallibrary.fi/services/kokoelmat/slaavilainenkirjasto.h…
Dear Sir/Madam, I am currently writing a master's thesis on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland in Vaasa. I am particularly interested in the translations of… 449 23.4.2010 I found in Wikipedia that Alice in Wonderland has been translated in Russian in the year 1923. I'm sorry but I couldn't find any earlier translation. In Vaasa city library we have got only the book that has been published in the year 2007.
My grandson has a summer reading project to complete before school begins this August. He and I are trying to obtain information about Finland's status… 445 17.5.2016 In short, Finland and Germany were allies from 1941 to 1944. During that time German troops were based in Finland, but the country retained an independent democratic government and was never occupied. The co-operation ended in 1944, and Finland declared war on Germany. Here are some worthwhile sources of information online. ThisisFINLAND by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: http://finland.fi/life-society/main-outlines-of-finnish-history/ An article by C. Peter Chen in World War II Database: http://ww2db.com/country/Finland In Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Finland_during_World_… Printed sources: Lunde, Henrik: Finland's War Of Choice: The Troubled German-Finnish Coalition in World War II (a…
I am from Canada and I was wondering if public libraries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland offer free internet access to travellers and tourists. Thank… 442 17.11.2009 At least in Finland they certainly do. All public libraries offer this kind of service and do not ask if you are a tourist or not. Probably the situation is the same in all Scandinavian countries.
How can I extend the time of borrowing books? 442 30.12.2009 You can renew your loans in Helmet web library, if your loans are from Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa or Kauniainen libraries. You need your own PIN code which is attached to your library card number. You can get your pin code from your library. 1) go to www.helmet.fi (choose from the upper right corner language "in English") 2)The upper right corner: Your Record 3)Now write your library card number and pin code and then log in. 4)You can see your loans and choose what to renew. You can renew your loans three times, if there are no reservations. If you have payments of 5 euros or more for library then you can renew your loans only after you have paid so that your fee is under 5 euros.
Thermal properties of palm oil 440 18.1.2008 The following website and the related articles contain some information about the thermal properties of palm oil. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/43829/ABSTRACT?CRET…
Dear Mr. /Ms. Librarian, I am a master degree student in the Tallinn Technology University in Estonia and making some research for my thesis on the history of… 440 21.8.2012 There is one lendable copy of the book in Helsinki University Library. It´s a text material, so I think it`s not available via pdf, but You can order the book as an interlibrary loan via some Estonian library. It´s borrowed right now, but it should be free from 3.9.
Dear Ask a Librarian Team I am a librarian at the University of Stirling and have been asked for advice on how to cite Finnish legislation, legal cases and… 438 23.3.2017 Here are a few webguides to citation in the Finnish legislation. http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Finland1.html http://www.law.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/upload_documents/Final_GFILC… p.54-57 https://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/finland.php
So I accidentally spilled coffee on the table and hit the book I borrowed from the library. What do I do? 438 4.6.2021 Sounds like you have to replace the book. Each book has its own price and ranges from around 9 € to 450 €. Usually the price is around 25€. You can also replace the book with another similar one.