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According to profesor Stefano d'Anna, Monk Lupelius was a bizarre figure of a philosopher, born in Ireland one thousand years ago. He had created a School based on the belief that death is not ineluctable, it can be overcome, as it is just the fruit of mankind’s negative imagination. According to Lupelius, death is no more than a superstition, the bad habit of a hypnotized humanity. Using original methods and his unique principles, he prepared a new race of unbeatable warriors. His book...2.7.2011 10:00Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

No, it is not. According to the Finnish etymological dictionary the word “kupla” is related to other closely related Finno-Ugric, especially Baltic-Finnic languages. The meaning in all these languages is more or less the same as in Finnish, i.e. rakkula, rakko, vesikello (follicle, bladder, blister, respectively). The word was first mentioned in additions made by Henrik Gabriel Porthan in 1770s to a dictionary originally compiled by Daniel Juselius. Source: Häkkinen, Kaisa: Nykysuomen...15.9.2009 22:00Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

There are at least some internet-pages, where it is possible to learn Finnish language online. Here are two pages, where teaching language is English: www.finnishschool.com and http://donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/finnishforforeigners. Also on YLE’s (Finnish Broadcasting Company) internetpage you can find material for studying Finnish language. The page is mainly in Finnish, some information in English you can find on http://oppiminen.yle.fi/in_english. A course with English as teaching...31.7.2010 05:17Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

'Tsemppiä' or its basic form 'tsemppi'(a will to fight)is a colloquial expression which can be found in modern Finnish dictionaries. 'Tsemppi' (noun) or 'tsempata' (verb) comes from the Swedish verb kämpa = fight, strive, cope.22.9.2010 03:01Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Well, here are a few suggestions: shift manager, shift overseer or shift supervisor. The title of this person varies from company to company. A shift foreman would have a job in a factory or in transportation, for example. Hope one of these suits your purposes!23.9.2007 21:07Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

1. Finnish uses passive voice when the subject is unknown or the action is more important than the subject. The passive contains the idea of a (human) agent, but the agent is not indicated directely, hence there is no subject. Here the agent would probably be the audience or commentators of the game, and the passive reinforces the idea that there was a general consesus of Ranieri's abilities. "Oli jo ehditty" means literally that "(they) had already had enough time to...18.5.2016 15:33Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

We are sorry that the answering took so long. There are no math experts in the iGS team, so it took us a while to even understand the subject of you question. Moebius could be referring at least to following concepts: a nervous system disease (Moebius syndrome), an electrorefining technique (Moebius system), a cartoonist (Jean Giraud) or a bagpipe band. Chromatic could refer to music or colors. In your case Moebius is actually referring to Möbius strip, which according to Britannica Online...27.3.2006 03:09Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

National and international organizations like Fida, UFF, Salvation Army etc collect donations and use the procedes to fund different types of beneficial projects. Local libraries occasionally accept donations as well, or then they may have a place dedicated for customer to 'give & take'. 19.6.2014 15:35Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hello, there is indeed Forest Management Association in Finland which operates in different parts of the country. This association does look after private forest properties. The association in question in your case is the one that operates in Kainuu. The Finnish name of the association is Metsanhoitoyhdistys, Kainuu. The person in charge of arranging and looking after private forest properties is that area is Kalle Immonen. You can get directly in touch with him via e-mail: kalle.immonen@mhy....11.5.2008 11:52Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Lpg cylinders with their valves still intact are categorized as hazardous waste and should be disposed in a waste collection center such as the HSL Sortti-stations. Since the Lpg-canister in question is considered as household waste, a store selling them isn't required to collect or dispose the canisters. For a household with no car, you can use public transports. The two Sortti-stations in Helsinki are in Kivikonlaita 5, 00940 HELSINKI and Betonitie 3, 00390 HELSINKI. The appropriate buses...6.8.2011 22:32

Kehlo is a shallow, round vessel usually made out of wood - as yours - or glass. It was used for preserving milk or sour milk. Kehlo is often connected with viili, which is whole sour milk. So you can speak about "viilikehlo". Kehlo was used both for preparing and preserving viili. An etymological dictionary tells that the word "kehlo" was used in Finnish at least in the 18th century. The vessel may be older than that. I doubt that anybody uses kehlos for their original purposes any more....14.2.2006 18:20

There are several public libraries in the northern parts of Scandinavia - as there is in Scandinavia in general. *Norway* The most northern public library in Scandinavia is in Svalbard (an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean). Svalbard is a part of Norway. The library is in Longyearbyen, the largest settlement in Svalbard. It's approximate latitude is 78,2° North. http://www.lokalstyre.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article...2.3.2009 22:48Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Your question is quite extensive to answer in few words. As you might be aware is Finnish Karelia divided into two sections; South and North Karelia. Here you may explore some web pages of them: http://www.pohjois-karjala.fi/Resource.phx/maakuntaliitto/english/index.htx http://www.ekarjala.com/ http://www.jns.fi/Resource.phx/sivut/sivut-jns/index.htx http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=33096...28.11.2005 14:18

Whether Finnish Americans say nisu or pulla most probably depends on when their ancestors left Finland. In the 19th century nisu used to mean wheat. This meaning is now obsolete. Sweet wheat bread was also called nisu, and still is in western and northern dialects of Finnish. Pulla is a loan word from Finland Swedish bulla (in Sweden they say bulle). Both Swedish words mean a small, round bun style pulla. In Finnish pulla is the general term for braided loaves, small bun-like pullas and...4.7.2009 02:59Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

I recommend You to order it from Akateeminen kirjakauppa. Ylikangas, Heikki: Knife fighters, the violent crime in southern Ostrobothnia 1790-1825 (1998) ISBN: 9514108442, EAN: 9789514108440, Price: 39,00 €, Postage and handling charge: 30 €, Delivery time to North America: 3-5 weeks https://www.akateeminenkirjakauppa.fi/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10151...17.10.2007 15:56Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Two charity organizations, UFF (non-religious) and FIDA (christian) collect used things to raise money. You can check where to take your stuff from their internetsites: UFF http://www.uff.fi/vaatekerays/kierratyspisteet.html FIDA http://www.fida.info/fi/fida-lahetystorit/kierrata-lahjoita-tavaraa/kerayslaatikot-pk-seudulla/?id=178 Also a good place to take reusable things is the Helsinki metropolitan area reuse center: http://www.kierratyskeskus.fi/in-english. Thay can even pick up used...21.4.2010 21:42

Sometimes it is very hard to decipher where a proverb, a popular saying or phrase comes from. It was not clear from your question whether you wanted to have only proverbs used/invened in Finland or if you just needed proverbs which rhymed in Finnish language. Nevertheless, here are a few proverbs in Finnish and their equivalents or translations in English. Hiki laiskan syödessä, vilu työtä tehdessä A lazy person sweats while he eats and freezes while he works Kun hiljainen suuttuu, niin...2.10.2009 11:31Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

According to Metla (Finnish forest research institute)78% of Finland’s total area is forestry land and approximately 10% is covered by waterways. This data is collected from their homepage which has been updated in January 2007. Using the national definition, i.e. the 10th National forest inventory (2004-2005), Finland has 20.2 million hectares of forest land, while according to the FAO definition the figure is 22.5 million hectares. Metla produces most of the forest statistics in Finland and...24.2.2007 22:38Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

I think it should be written Åbo (with swedish "o") and it is swedish name to town Turku in Southwest-Finland. Turku-homepage: http://www.turku.fi/Public/Default.aspx?19.3.2006 01:45

I am so sorry that I answered earlier too hastily and pessimisticaly. The fact seems to be that a Finnish person speaks in average two languages. The other being in most cases English. "The Finnish find that they are rather skilled in foreign languages, 77% in comparison with the European average of 44%. But what does it really mean to be skilled? Could it be related to the practices, such as subtitles on TV ? The subtitles can encourage and make it easier to learn languages, and the...18.2.2010 23:16

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