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First of all, a lot has been done for the homeless people in Finland. After the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in 1987, the Government devised a multifaceted response to the problem. It included building of social housing, the creation of social welfare and health care services, and setting a target to provide a dwelling of minimum standards for every homeless person. The number of single homeless persons at that time was approxi-mately 18 000. In just 10 years, the number of...17.4.2010 22:12Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

At least Etelä-Haaga library has a sewing machine for customer use. You can check if their availability directly from them. http://www.helmet.fi/en-US 10.8.2012 14:12

There is a piano and a practiceroom in Library 10 at Postitalo. The address is Elielinaukio 2 G, it's the big yellow building right between the railway station and the museum of modern art Kiasma. When you take the entrance from Elielinaukio the library is on the 2nd floor, right above the post office, take the escalators up. The best way to book the practiceroom is visiting Library 10 personally and check the times that work the best for you. As Library 10 is a music library, there is also an...26.7.2012 17:21

You can try the following computer shops in Helsinki: http://www.bitmaster.fi/tietokonekauppa.html http://www.cash-store.info/yhteystiedot.html http://www.pcsystems.fi/yhteystiedot.html https://www.teraset.net/etusivu.php I can’t tell you if their prices are reasonable, but you can visit them or call them to find out what they can offer for sale. Their sites are only in Finnish, so it’s not so easy to check them if you don’t understand Finnish very well. “Kannettava” is a laptop in Finnish....9.7.2009 17:42Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hello, The address of the rental apartment where you're staying is perfectly sufficient for the purpose of getting yourself a library card. You also need some kind of official identification, i.e. a passport, a government issued ID card (from an EU member country) or a driver's license (also from EU). That's all you need. You can apply for the library card in any HelMet library. You'll get the card right then and there. The HelMet library card is valid in all Helsinki metropolitan area (...18.6.2012 11:53

Dear Foreigner, the YKI examination certificate is most often valid for lifelong. There isn´t any expiration time for the YKI certificate, but in case you have had a very long residence abroad after taking the examination and your language skills won´t equate anymore to the level of the certificate you have the Immigration Services may request a new certificate. For further information you can contact either the Finnish Immigration Services or the National Board of...26.9.2013 14:16Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hi Hyunsuk! You ask us how to find a job that would satisfy you and how to be happy at work and in life in general. Well, those are very important questions everyone to reflect, because we all want to be happy in our lives, don´t we? I´d say that you should give a good thought on what you really would like to do as a profession concidering your need for personal time and start making plans on how you could possibly achieve a satisfying...11.12.2013 13:14Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

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

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

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

Thank you for your question. You can make an acquisition request through HelMet libraries website. You can find the acquisition request form here: http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/Acquisition_request 16.9.2014 12:14Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

This link might be helpful: http://www.mol.fi/mol/en/index.jsp Good luck!18.10.2010 10:43Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hi. Here are some quotes from the report, "Can a child be home alone" "Finnish law does not define when a child can be left alone at home. Child Welfare Act, the authorities have to intervene when a child neglect endangers the child's development." "International recommendations England National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Thurs Children (NSPCC) recommends that children under 12 years of age should never be left alone, and not less than 16 years of age should be left alone at...27.12.2010 15:09

The Helsinki City Library has sent You a detailed answer concerning Your question about the ways how parents and schools use to keep kids and students motivated in reading. In case You didn’t get it I will attach the answer below. You can also make a search with keyword “libraries” on our archive: I’m sorry this answer was delayed. Here are some activities we use here at Helsinki City Library and other city libraries in Helsinki metropolitan area (i.e. Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa) to...26.3.2008 16:44Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hello, Jakomäki library will be opened next autumn, probably in september. There will be information about the opening in Jakomäki library's Facebook page or in helmet.fi. It is planned that Kielikahvila (Language Café) will continue then. There are other Language Cafés in Helsinki metropolitan area, but most of them will have a summer break. There is a list of Language Cafës in HelMet web page. Few of the Cafés have get-togethers before summer. You can...16.5.2014 11:59Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hello! The compensation price for the book in question is 40,00 €. Your loan is due 17.11.2014, and if there are no requests for the book, you can even renew the loan. So, there is no hurry to compensate for the book. I advice for you to look for it a little longer. Let us hope that you still find it. 31.10.2014 10:42Helsingin 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

Here is a quote from HelMet instructions: Limiters without keywords You can replace the keyword(s) by using only the truncation mark * combined with one or more limiters (material type, language, year of publication, library). This way you will find all material of any particular kind. Examples: all Swedish videos in Tikkurila library all Chinese magazines all Russian CDs in Kauniainen library all DVDs 14.3.2014 09:38Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

We apologize for the belated answer. The Library of Parliament has quite extensive collection of books and articles also in english. You can search their database with search word "julkishallinto". To get particular references about collaboration between citizens and public administration search "kansalaistoiminta". http://lib.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/library/index.htx?lng=en You can also search the Helsinki University Library with the same search words. https://helka.linneanet.fi/cgi-bin/...11.8.2009 17:06

Dear Egyptian student, The Helsinki City Library website was published in 1994. You can find some of the earlier versions from http://www.archive.org , search for http://www.lib.hel.fi . Data Administration Manager Jouni Juntumaa is in charge of the site management. The site is updated continuously. As far as we know, the Cable Book Library of Helsinki City Library published the first library website in the world. It was published in 1994. Best regards, iGS Editorial Board / Helsinki City...16.8.2005 13:08Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

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