In Helsinki City Library, the best person to contact first would be the Chief Pedagogical Information Specialist Lea Kuusirati: lea.kuusirati@hel.fi She can guide you from there.
We have a new Public Libraries Act in Finland. In section 17 states about competence and leadership so:
"(1) Public libraries shall have a sufficient number of qualified staff trained in library and
information services and other staff. Staff members in expert positions shall have a suitable
higher education degree, unless otherwise required by the nature of the position.
(2) The director of municipal library services shall have a suitable Master’s degree, leadership
skills and good familiarity with the duties and operations of libraries."
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/2016/en20161492.pdf
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2016/20161492
Every country has the law of their own. Please ask about the competencies from the library…
We have both audiotapes and cd- and cd-roms to lend.
Here are some names of those items. Our best collection is in the main library Metso (address : Pirkankatu 2). Please, ask the librarians to help You.
Please take this list with You.
1.LAURANTO, Yrjö : Kiva nähdä : puhutun kielen harjoituksia
2. BERG, Maarit : Kato hei : puhekielen alkeet
3.HEIKKILÄ, Satu : Hyvin menee : suomea aikuisille
4. HÄMÄLÄINEN, EILA :Suomen harjoituksia
5. KARANKO, MArjatta : Tottakai
6. LATOMAA, Sirkka : Mitä kuuluu? : suomen kielen kuuntelu- ja ääntämisharjoituksia
7. LENEY, Terttu : Finn talk :neljä, viisi, kuusi...
8. SILFVERBERG, Leena : Supisuomea
9. AALTIO, Maija-Hellikki : Finnish for foreigners 1-2 : oral drills
and many others basic and intermediate…
Kirjastokortin myöntämiseen tarvitaan Suomessa oleva osoite, joten valitettavasti ulkomailla asuvan ei ole mahdollista saada korttia ja oikeutta aineiston käyttöön. Kortti tarvitaan myös e-kirjojen lainaamiseen, eikä erillistä lisenssiä niitä varten ole. Alla olevasta linkistä tietoa Helmet-kirjastojen kirjastokortista:
http://www.helmet.fi/fi-FI/Info/Asiakkaana_kirjastossa/Kirjastokortti_j…
No, as long as the book you reserved is part of a collection of any Helmet-library (public library in Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen or Vantaa) making a reservation is free.
Many libraries in Helmet area have a book exchange service. You can take your books for example to Kallio, Pasila, Vallila, Rikhardinkatu or Library 10. However, the libraries prefer to take in only a few books at the same time, so if you plan to bring lots of them, please contact the staff in advance. Hopefully your books will find a new home!
http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services
Your question came to Finland, https://www.visitfinland.com/ . Unfortunately, we have no access to addresses in York, other than searching in the Internet. I found Ukphonebook.com, it's possible to search for a person there, https://www.ukphonebook.com/find_a_person . To make a search, you have to buy credits. You could try using Google, surprisingly often addresses can be found that way. Facebook is a place where you can easily find old friends also from abroad.
Royal mail seems not to have an address database, https://www.royalmail.com/ . You could also try contacting the City council, https://www.york.gov.uk/ . Contact information here, https://www.york.gov.uk/homepage/16/contact_us or a local library in York,…
Dear Sir
First about good websites.
A good place to start is
http://www.suomi.fi/english/immigrants_and_emigrants/
There You can find a link to Virtual Finland http://virtual.finland.fi/
with lots of information about Finland in english.
The Virtual Finlands Picture Book of Finlands offers You panoramas, videos and
photographs about finnish nature, culture and seasons.
Other quite interesting sites are
http://www.travel.fi/ (only in finnish)
http://www.finland-tourism.com/
http://www.finlandforyou.com/
http://www.fintravel.com/
http://www.travelonline.fi/
http://www.genealogia.fi/finnlinks/ (here's a linklist called Photo Albums of Finland Category : Webcams and photographs)
You only have four loans at the moment and none of them have been booked twice. At times it may happen that an item is printed twice on the receipt but it does not mean that you have made a double loan.
You can check your loans at http://www.helmet.fi/en-US. Log in through the link at the top of the page, then click your own name and then the link Loans.
Here are a few books where you can find general information about Finland:
- Facts about Finland (several editions)
- Finland. A cultural guide, ed. Pirkko-Liisa Louhenjoki-Schulman – Kaius Hedenström. 2003 Keuruu. Landscapes of Finland. Heikkilä, Tapio- Timonen, Risto. Keuruu 2003. Finland.
- The Northern Experience, New Europe, and the Next Millennium. Helsinki 1999.
- De Vries, André, Live and work in Scandinavia: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Oxford 2002.
There are also a few interesting Internet-sites available http://www.finland.fi/ and http://www.virtualfinland.fi/ .
Statistics Finland publishes Cultural Statistics yearbook. The newest version is from 2001. Please look at the following link: http://tilastokeskus.fi/tk…
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.
I couldn't find the books you asked for in any library in Finland but both books can be found in Stockholm, Sweden. "The diary of Selma Lagerlöf" is available in Stockholm City Library and you can make an interlibrary loan for that book. "Memories of My Childhood" can be found in Kungliga Biblioteket (National Library of Sweden) but it seems the book can be used only in the Reading Room. You can also send your question to a swedish "Ask a Librarian -service" Bibblan svarar: http://bibblansvarar.se/
http://www.kb.se/english/
https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/en/start
Tuusula library uses YKL - Yleisten kirjastojen luokitusjärjelstelmä, in English PLC - Finnish Public Libraries Classification System, http://finto.fi/ykl/en/. It is used in all public libraries except the Helsinki city library, who has it's own classification system, HCLCS - Helsinki City Library Classification System, http://finto.fi/hklj/en/.
There is an English story hour on Wednesdays at 3 pm - 4.30 pm in the Sello Library in children's section. It is open for children of any age and must come with parent or guardian.
Here is the address:
Sello Library
Leppävaarankatu 9
02600 Espoo (Leppävaara)
Thank you for your feedback.
We are very sorry link error.
Now, the videos are in place.
http://www.kirjastokaista.fi/reinert-mithassel-library-interior-is-a-mu…
You should contact The National Archives (Arkistolaitos) and there the Provincial Archives of Vaasa. You will find the contact information here:
http://www.arkisto.fi/en/arkistolaitos/maakunta-arkistot/vaasan-maakunt…
God sources of information to the genealogist also here:
http://www.arkisto.fi/en/palvelut/sukututkijoille/
If You cancelled Your reservation in HelMet online, that is all You need to do.
In case You cancel Your reservation before the pick-up date, You don't have to pay the fee for the uncollected reservation.
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/FAQ/Frequently_asked_questions_about_t…
You can order an item as an interlibrary loan from elsewhere in Finland or abroad, if the item is not available in the collections of any HelMet library. The service is subject to a charge.
If You reserve material for exampel from Pasila to Kannelmäki it is not interlibrary loan. Reservation from other Helmet Libary is free of charge.
http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/HelMet_librar…
http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Interlibrary_…
The promoting of reading is an important task for both schools and libraries. Reading books in central in schools, pupils read and do projects, essays, analyses of many sorts in schools. Library is often a partner in these projects, we recommend books, booklists, provide books both to school classes and pupils and other people that come to libraries. You can find information about promoting reading at this site The Finnish Reading Center, https://lukukeskus.fi/english/
There are many projects where reading is promoted for instance, Lukuliike https://lukuliike.fi/en/, Lukuinto (motivation for reading) http://www.lukuinto.fi/, Lue lapselle (Read to your/a child) https://luelapselle.fi/.
Libraries have various…
