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        birch whisk used in sauna (vihta)
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        birch whisk used in sauna (vihta)
        Hello! The best time to make vihta is about from mid-June to mid-July. We have two types of big birches in Finland; rauduskoivu (silver birch) and hieskoivu (downy birch). Rauduskoivu comes into leaf earlier and the leaves are stronger. On the other hand leaves of hieskoivu has this nice stronger aroma. You can use rauduskoivu and ad few twigs of hieskoivu into the middle of the whisk. You´ll identify rauduskoivu by its triangular and saw-edged leaves. Hieskoivu´s leaf is more...15.10.2014 14:39Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Congratulations to you all!I was wondering if there is in Finland the...
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        Congratulations to you all!I was wondering if there is in Finland the...
        The institute you are looking for is Museovirasto, or in English, Finland's National Board of Antiquities. It is the nation's specialist, service provider, developer and authority in material cultural heritage and the cultural environment field. It collects, manages and presents the national heritage of cultural history and records in addition to producing and providing knowledge. Degrees in archeology can be studied in the Universities of Helsinki, Oulu and Turku; social and cultural...10.5.2012 05:09Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Can you please tell me how to dispose of the Finland Flag that is tatter and...
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        Can you please tell me how to dispose of the Finland Flag that is tatter and...
        There are two ways of disposing of the flag. Either you can burn it (in a respectful ceremony), or you can cut it into small pieces and mix it in your daily wastes, in a longer period of time. In that case the point is that the pieces can not be identified as parts of the flag. It is not suitable to recycle the material. I believe the same rules abide to all national flags. Burning the flag as is often seen on news reels is a grave provocation, as it is meant to be. Source: http://www....21.9.2011 16:40Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        I am a Chinese scholar and writing a book for the correlation of Finland...
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        I am a Chinese scholar and writing a book for the correlation of Finland...
        A recently published survey called ”Suomalaiset 2011” implies that happiness does not depend on th level of education: http://redera.fi/kotisivu/2011/04/uudet-sivut-uudet-tuulet/ .Unfortunately I was not able to find any information about this in English. Here you can find official statistics on Finnish education: http://www.stat.fi/til/aiheet_en.html#kou The same service provides statistical information also on e.g. living conditions and might therefore shed some light on the question of...1.5.2011 04:43Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        wHAT WERE CALLED THOSE IRISH YOUNG WOMEN, WHO CRIED IN NIGHT, BECAUSE THEY HAD...
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        wHAT WERE CALLED THOSE IRISH YOUNG WOMEN, WHO CRIED IN NIGHT, BECAUSE THEY HAD...
        Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any Irish myth that has to do with virgins. But according to tradition a female creature called Banshee wails in the night when someone from the old Irish families is going to die. Source: http://www.irelandseye.com/animation/explorer/banshee.html12.4.2011 15:31Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        I'm trying to locate manufacturers of Jussipaita Sweaters for my personal use.
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        I'm trying to locate manufacturers of Jussipaita Sweaters for my personal use.
        You may contact the Nostalgic Store (Nostalgiakauppa) for more information about Jussi Sweater manufacturers. You can also order them directly through this site. http://www.nostalgiakauppa.fi/verkkokauppa/contact_us.php http://www.nostalgiakauppa.fi/verkkokauppa/index.php?cPath=2427.6.2010 12:18
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        African poverty is a complicated matter. The roots of African current poverty are partly in its history. The most significant causes for weak African economy have been unstable transition from colonialism, the cold war, increase of political corruption, despotism and protectionism. The economic development of the continent has remained stagnant in comparison to China, India or South-America. Measured by foreign trade, number of investments or GDP, Africa's economy has actually declined. Poverty...7.7.2008 23:17Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Hi,I would like to know if there is any Finnish muslim organisation responsible...
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        Hi,I would like to know if there is any Finnish muslim organisation responsible...
        Hi, try this site: http://www.islamopas.com/eng/index.html First click ‘Mosques’ and then you get a list of the mosques in different cities. As far as I understand, most of them form also a Muslim community that also might have social events and get togethers. In a column ‘Language’ you can see the languages that are used, ‘Englantia’ means that English is spoken in that mosque. You can contact most mosques by e-mail. Good look for your search!12.4.2008 01:16Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        what do finnish teenagers do after school and on the holidays?
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        what do finnish teenagers do after school and on the holidays?
        Probably you would like to find some information about Finnish young people’s spare time activities in English. Search in Helsinki region public library catalogue (http://www.helmet.fi ) didn’t give many results. Here is one publication that might be useful for you: Suoranta, Juha: Children in the information society : the case of Finland (New York : Peter Lang Publishing, cop. 2004). The book is dealing with subjects like children and young people, information society, media culture, spare...30.10.2007 02:34Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
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