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        Yle News 11 Feb: "Haavisto was the first openly homosexual presidential candidate in Finland" -
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        Yle News 11 Feb: "Haavisto was the first openly homosexual presidential candidate in Finland" -
        The sentence implies that we cannot know if there have been others or not, since no one before Haavisto had been open about the question. 27.2.2017 15:08Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        It is my hope to reach Paul Palokoski ppalokoski@expertech.net.
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        It is my hope to reach Paul Palokoski ppalokoski@expertech.net.
        I'm afraid we found very little information about the artist and nothing at all about Paul Palokoski. There are two paintings from J. Palokoski on this page: http://kauppa.digikuvasto.fi/index.php?page=search&action=hae&taiteilija=890 They are for sale. If you can read Finnish, you can get some information from this debate: http://keskustelu.suomi24.fi/node/5504946 I'm sorry we couln't find any more information about Paul Palokoski.18.11.2011 17:32Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Hello, I understand the house of naive artist Enni Id in Padasjoki (kind of a...
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        Hello, I understand the house of naive artist Enni Id in Padasjoki (kind of a...
        Hello! You are right. The local government office of Padasjoki informed us that a branch of the Finnish 4H federation used to run a summer cafe at Enni Id's cabin, but the place has been closed for two summers. However, it should be possible to visit Enni Id's cabin, if you contact the head of recreational services in Padasjoki, tel. 0400 713 303. They'll do their best to help you. Our readers may wonder who Enni Id is. Samples of her work: http://www.phmuseomatka.fi/main.php?id=217 (...22.8.2010 21:56Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        who was first lottotyttö of veikkaus oy ?
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        who was first lottotyttö of veikkaus oy ?
        She was Hilkka Kotamäki, 1970–1975. She has also been a singer, and works now as an entrepreneur. For more information about her in Finnish: https://www.veikkaus.fi/info/myynet/arkisto/pdf/rr2_2001.pdf http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilkka_Kotam%C3%A4ki http://www.karjalainen.fi/Karjalainen/Uutiset_maakunta/lottotytt%C3%B6_hilkka_kotam%C3%A4ki_joensuun_antiikkimessuilla_5460115.html29.9.2009 09:32Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        How many peoples named Alexis are there in the world?
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        How many peoples named Alexis are there in the world?
        Impossible to say. In all countries there are not such registers that would tell how many people there are by any name. In Finland there is Nimipalvelu, run by Väestörekisterikeskus. http://192.49.222.187/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 It tells us that in Finland there are 350 people having the first name Alexis, of which 22 are women.12.11.2008 20:35Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Many years ago I had a pen pal in Suomi by the name of Anna Luisa Kippo.
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        Many years ago I had a pen pal in Suomi by the name of Anna Luisa Kippo.
        There is a possibility to obtain addresses of persons in Finland. The Population register center offer a possibility to get an address in Finland. The addresses of the people you are looking for can usually be found using such basic information as a first name, a family name (current or former) as well as accurate of a date-of-birth as possible; it might be, however, necessary to provide some other background information such as a former address or place of residence in order to identify the...29.3.2008 01:40Helsingin 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
        I am trying to find out some information on my father.
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        I am trying to find out some information on my father.
        If you want to obtain information about your ancestors in Finland you'd better know the parish where they were born. The parish has an office (kirkkoherranvirasto in Finnish) that can give you an extract from the population register. This service is liable to charge. If you don't know yor father's birht parish, you may contact The Genealogical Society of Finland. They can offer you a service that detects the right sources for your needs. For a fee they can make your whole genealogy. On their...11.10.2007 16:26Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        How can I find a long lost friend in Finland ?Are there sites or billboards for...
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        How can I find a long lost friend in Finland ?Are there sites or billboards for...
        Indeed there is a possibility to obtain addresses in Finland. The Population register center offer a possibility to get an adress in Finland. Address enquiries can be made by e-mail to the local register office of Helsinki. Please leave your enquiries in Finnish, Swedish or English. These enquiries cost € 3.70 per address. Contact information: e-mail address helsingin.maistraatti@eslh.intermin.fi telephone +358 9 695 441 (exchange) postal address: P.O.Box 309, FI-00181 Helsinki, FINLAND....16.6.2007 02:46Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Looking to confirm the credentials of a Dr.
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        Looking to confirm the credentials of a Dr.
        Ehrenström is a name from Sweden and since there is no one by that name, nor has there been, according to to the Population Register center in Finland. Maybe you should try the Swedish answeing service: http://www.eref.se/se-admin/vrl_entry.asp?virtual_desk_id=4313.4.2006 22:30Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Why there's people who like exacts school subjects while there's people who...
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        Why there's people who like exacts school subjects while there's people who...
        I cannot tell you reason why some people like things that other people dislike, but is it good that we like different things and features. We do not look the same and our likings and our intelligences are diffent. We like differnt music, colours and food. If everybody would like, let's say history, noboby would care about biology. For more information: http://keirsey.com/Drummers.html http://healthfully.org/medicalscience/id12.html http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/1998/19.htm4.4.2006 04:13Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Would you kindly indulge me with a special time sensative reply request on this...
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        Would you kindly indulge me with a special time sensative reply request on this...
        Hi! Sorry to say, but we have not found more information that you already have in this answer from "Ask a Librarian" -service: "How to win at Roulette" (Dr Fridor Ehrenström)is not available according the Union Catalogue of Finnish University Libraries (LINDA) and he is not listed as author in any databases. You can ask more information about that mathematician http://www.smfl.fi/yhteystiedot.php. E-mail:toimisto@smfl.fi. It is possible that the christian name is Fridjof instead of Fridor.4.4.2006 01:02Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        What is DNA?
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        What is DNA?
        DNA can be many things, but suppousingly you mean the DNA that carries genetic information! Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid —usually in the form of a double helix— that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life, and most viruses. DNA is a long polymer of nucleotides and encodes the sequence of the amino acid residues in proteins using the genetic code, a triplet code of nucleotides. More information at: http://www....2.3.2006 17:13Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        I am looking for a Finnish exchange student that came to XXXX HS in 1978 in...
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        I am looking for a Finnish exchange student that came to XXXX HS in 1978 in...
        The Population Register Centre has an address service, that is not free of charge, but inexpencieve. Enquiries in English or other languages as well as enquiries from abroad can be made in the Local Register Office of Helsinki. Contact information e-mail address: helsingin.maistraatti@eslh.intermin.fi telephone: +358 9 695 441 (exchange) postal address: P.O.Box 309, FI-00181 Helsinki, FINLAND.27.2.2006 05:45Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Hello, could you tell me how humans would have cut the umbilical cord of newly...
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        Hello, could you tell me how humans would have cut the umbilical cord of newly...
        Hello! Humans have sharp tools in their mouth :-) so it may be assumed the the umbilical cord was bitten by the mother or by "the midwife". The sharp instruments date back to the Palaeolithic period, which is the earliest phase of the Stone Age. See http://www.digonsite.com/glossary/nr.html I came across an interesting article about the evolution of childbirth. According to this article the assistance during childbirth possibly dates back to five million years ago, when our ancestors first...14.12.2005 18:19Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
        Where did C.G Mannerheim died.
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        Where did C.G Mannerheim died.
        "He died during the night of 27 January, 1951, in Lausanne, Switzerland, and was buried ceremoniously in the centre of Hietaniemi military cemetery in Helsinki." http://www.mannerheim.fi/tori_e/tori.htm16.10.2005 19:10Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
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