Summary: Iris has a dead-end job in a match factory, lives with her dour and forbidding parents, and her social life is a disaster. Finally she decides that enough is enough and plans her revenge.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MATSummary: During World War II, 70,000 Finnish children were shipped off to Swedish families who had agreed to shelter them for their own protection until the end of the war. This is the story of one such boy, Eero. After the death her husband, grief stricken Kirsti agrees with great reluctance to send Eero to Sweden. His surrogate parents, Signe and Hjalmar, are grieving the recent loss of a daughter....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Matila Röhr Productions 2007
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MOTMarlantes, Karl
Summary: "Helsinki, 1947. Finland teeters between the Soviet Union and the West. Everyone is being watched. A wrong look or a wrong word could end in catastrophe. Natalya Bobrova, from Russia, and Louise Koski, from the United States, are young wives of their country's military attachés. When they meet at an embassy party, their husbands, Arnie and Mikhail, both world-class skiers, drunkenly challenge...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC MARLiima
Contents: 1982 -- David Copperfield -- Life is dangerous -- People like you -- 2-hearted -- Kirby's dream land -- Jonathan, I can't tell you -- My mind is yours
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: City Slang 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LIIJPP (Jarvelan pikkupelimannit)
Contents: Hoppavalssi = Jump waltz -- TjFock -- LFonnruutin katrilli -- Mazurka -- I've found a new baby -- Karjalan Yleiskatrilli = Common quadrille of Karelia -- YFo saaristossa = A night in the archipelago -- Ellun sotiisi = Ellu's Schottische -- Laitisen mankeliska = For Laitinen's mangle -- Kruunupyyn katrilli = Kruunupyy quadrille -- Hokkanen savusaunassa = Hokkanen in the smoke sauna -- Vanha...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSide 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN JPPHotti, Paula
Summary: Lonely Planet's Finland is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Relax in a traditional Finnish sauna, meet reindeers in Lapland and admire creative design in Helsinki; all with your trusted travel companion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.89 FINHam, Anthony
Summary: Lonely Planet's Scandinavia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Be awed by the aurora borealis, explore waterfalls in Iceland and be inspired by innovative Scandinavian design; all with your trusted travel companion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Summary: Varttina (Mari Kaasinen, Sari Kassinen, Kirsi Kahkonen, Sirpa Reiman, vocals; Riitta Kossi, accordion; Janne Lappalainen, wind instruments, bouzouki; Pekka Lehti, basses, piano, vocals; Kari Reiman, fiddle, mallets, kantele; Marko Timonen, drums, pe
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSide 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN VARVärttinä (Musical group)
Contents: Syyllinen syli. Part 1(1:30) -- Tuulen tunto (5:00) -- Sepän poika (3:19) -- Tauti (4:04) -- Morsian (4:45) -- Nahkaruoska (3:08) -- Maahinen neito (4:23) -- Potran korean (2:33) -- Vihi (3:31) -- Hopeat (5:36) -- Tumma (4:30) -- Syyllinen syli. Part 2 (4:13)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Northside 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN VARSummary: A coal miner takes a road trip looking for a way out of financial despair and criminal trouble. He finds unexpected love instead.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ARIGunn, Robin Jones
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Publishers 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GUNCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GUNSummary: In this offbeat comedy from Finland, Turo is stuck in a small village where the best thing is his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. The only problem? He and his bandmates have practiced for twelve years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway, the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival, and decided it's now or...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HEASummary: A captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto: the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife, Aino. Theirs was a profoundly humanist vision that put people at the centre of design, and ranged from work in furniture design through to huge architectural projects. They mixed with, and influenced, major...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AALSummary: Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures Pietari's curiosity. When Rauno's reindeer herd is mysteriously slain and the children in town go missing, Pietari realizes that the dig has unearthed the evil Santa Claus of local lore, who no one wants coming...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RARVarttina (Musical group)
Contents: Tuulilta tuleva (3:22) -- Kokko (3:53) -- Ottajat (4:24) -- Korppi (4:32) -- Pyry (2:49) -- Halla (3:31) -- Iro (3:14) -- Merten kosijat (3:41) -- Omani (4:03) -- Pojaton (4:22) -- Emoni ennen (2:58).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nonesuch 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN VARSinisalo, Johanna
Summary: Returning to his apartment, Angel finds a group of drunken teenagers taunting a wounded troll, so Angel decides to take him in, a decision that changes Angel's life forever.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SINTakalo, Tiitu
Summary: "In Memento Mori, celebrated Finnish graphic novelist Tiitu Takalo chronicles her sudden, unexpected cerebral hemorrhage and the long road to recovery she had to travel. It is a dramatic story about a life turned upside down overnight: a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, the days and nights spent in an intensive care unit, and the long, painful recovery that led the artist to reflect on her life both...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 TAKALO, TIITU TAKSummary: "This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki, a response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a displaced Syrian, lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged Finnish salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) leaves his wife and his job and buys a conspicuously unprofitable restaurant. Khaled is denied...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OTHSummary: In the 1950s, the hottest spot in the Cold War wasn't Washington or Moscow. In the wake of World War II, the tiny Nordic nation of Finland found itself on the front lines of the world's latest conflict. Shadow Lines is a dazzling international thriller about a secret intelligence team called The Fist whose mission is to defend Finland's independence, no matter the cost. This multilingual series...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SHASummary: Dome Karukoski's stirring biopic Tom of Finland follows his life from thetrenches of WWII and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California, where he and his art were finally embraced amid the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Tom's story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TOMClark, Geri
Summary: Located in far northern Europe, Finland is a land of vast, green forests and long, cold winters. It is also a watery place, with thousands of lakes and islands. Readers will explore Finland’s rich and fascinating history, from its earliest days to the present. They will also find out how the people of Finland live, from what they like to eat and which languages they speak and which kinds of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 948.97 CLAKaukoLampi (Musical group)
Contents: Prodigal son of Magnesia -- Three legged giant centipede -- Epiphyte (requiem for Mika) -- The bottomless well of forgotten secrets -- Public execution of the sleeping lotus eater
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: SVART 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC KAUVarttina (Musical group)
Contents: Vihma -- Tielle heitetty -- Emoton -- Paivan nousu nostajani -- Laulutytto -- Uskottu ei uupuvani -- Maa ei kerro -- KylFan KFavijFa -- Mieleni alenevi -- Neitonen -- Aamu -- Kauan kulkenut -- Vihmax (Vihma remix).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: BMG Music 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN VARNykänen, Harri.
Summary: While investigating the murder of two Arabs near Finland's capital, Inspector Ariel Kafka finds two more bodies at an Iraqi-owned garage, leading him to question whether the perpetrators are part of a gang or international terrorists.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bitter Lemon Press 2012