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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

Hello, You can browse old newspaper (Helsingin Sanomat is microfilmed) and magazine articles in Helsinki main library in Pasila: http://www.lib.hel.fi/en-GB/pasila/ You can also browse digitized versions of old newspapers in Finnish National Library at their workstations. National Library has online digital archives on older magazines and newspapers but unfortunately they are between years 1771-1910. List of digitized newspapers in the National Libray of Finland: http://www.kansalliskirjasto...30.3.2011 22:43Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Are you looking for information about Finland? I searched and found out that there is conflicting information about the subject. According to Wikipedia the most common view in Finland is that in 90% of home violence cases victim is the woman and man is the initiator. But the problem is that there has not been done extensive studies of male victims. Source: Wikipedia: Perheväkivalta (in Finnish only) http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perhev%C3%A4kivalta#Tutkimus-_ja_tilastotietoa_perhev.C3....23.1.2010 10:13Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

It really sounds a lot. And it also looks like a little bit of exaggeration. According to a book of statistics by City of Helsinki Urban Facts in the year 1870 15 % of the Helsinki residents were born abroad. This persentage diminished towards the turn of the century: the amount of the immigrants remained about the same, while the population of Helsinki increased. We called to the library of City of Helsinki Urban Facts and they confirmed the fact that in the year 1890 the amount of...1.11.2009 22:55

We sent your question to New York Public Library and received the following answer: From the book titled, "It Happened in New York" by Fran Capo and Frank Borzellieri, it states "It has one million buildings." Capo, F....15.9.2009 21:59Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

A company called MyPower sells wind turbines in Finland. Their site is in Finnish. For more information you can call the following number 010 3879 060. http://www.mypower.fi/?page=yritys http://www.mypower.fi/pdf/mp_home_120908.pdf Windside seems to be another provider of wind turbines http://www.windside.com/ About wind velocities and winds in general: http://www.fmi.fi/tutkimus_yhteiskunta/yhteiskunta_9.html http://www.fmi.fi/tutkimus_yhteiskunta/yhteiskunta_6.html19.10.2008 05:50Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

We are a public library and we do not have the expertise nor the data concerning your enquiry. However, we suggest that you get in touch with organisations that deal with economics and statistics. It would be a good idea to approach the London School of Economics library via their “Ask a Librarian” service. You can also contact the press corps of the Bank of Sweden. They might be able to help you. You might also check the web-sites of the Bank of England, statistics offices of both Britain and...7.7.2008 23:26Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

According to the revised US Economic Census of 2002(1) the total number of gasoline stations(2) was 121,446. The original report, containing a slightly lower total, is available in pdf format(3). (1)http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?_bm=y&-ds_name=EC0244SSSZ4&-NAICS2002=4471 (released 2005) (2)classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under the code 4471. (3)http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/ec0244i14t.pdf31.5.2007 09:00

The traditional cinnamon roll is the most popular pastry in Finland. It's history is not long. The cinnamon roll was introduced 1920s when fine wheat flour became available. The leading cinnamin roil bakery reports that in 2004 some 18,7 millions cinnamon rolls, from this very bakery, where eaten. For more information: Lönnqvist, Bo: Pastries : a study of the cultural expression of luxury. http://www.vaasan.com/public/fi/06_uutiset/01_arkisto/20041001_korvapuustin_paiva.jsp http://www.mainio....30.10.2006 16:58Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

The most popular surname in Finland is Virtanen. There is over 24000 Virtanen's in Finland. The second most popular surname is Korhonen with little under 24000 holders. You can find out other interesting facts about Finnish names from Population Register Centre's (Väestörekisterikeskus) website: Name Service https://192.49.222.187/nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=319.6.2006 13:54Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

The UN Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, childbirth, and other factors for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. The index was developed in 1990 by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, and has been used since 1993 by the United Nations Development Programme in its annual report. The HDI measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of...11.2.2006 19:50Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Finns are indeed avid readers and library users. Here are some web pages containing Finnish, British and European library statistics: http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/Default.aspx?pageId=Statistics/Default...8.2.2006 16:18

The poorest countries in the world are East Timor, Somalia and Sierra Leone. All of these countries have 500 USD GDP per capita. Source: http://www.aneki.com/poorest.html1.2.2006 21:24Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

For tourists, Brazil is cheap. Shop around to get a good price for tickets and logding. Once you get here, food is cheap; services are cheap; having fun is cheap; buying memories is cheap. Enjoy Brazil! Some prices of interest: Internet connection: R$3 - 5 per hour Beer: R$ 2 - 3 per 600 ml bootle; R$ 1 - 2 per 350 ml can Taxi: R$ 3 - 6 per km Big mac: R$ 4 - 5; a comparable local sandwich goes for about half that price A giant pizza: R$ 20 - 30 A cinema ticket: R$ 5 - 15 Packet of...29.1.2006 01:25Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Total population of Helsinki is 559 046 (2004/2005). See http://www.hel2.fi/english/info/facts.html12.7.2005 16:07Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

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