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Fun Finland
Fun Finland
Ian Bowie
Author Ian Bowie and illustrator Ybi Hannula give you a light hearted look at "Fun Finland!" Read about swamp soccer, church boats, mämmi, the Finnish love of American cars, and much more! Each short description of a facet of Finnish culture is given in both English and Finn..
$17.95
Glass etc.
Glass etc.
Kaisa Koivisto & Uta Laurén
"The properties of glass make it such a unique material that many designers have literally been cast under its spell." This catalogue to an exhibit at the Finnish Glass Museum illustrates and describes the relationship that contemporary Finnish designers have had to glass. S..
$19.95
Gold and Prospecting in Lapland
Lapin Kulta isn't merely one of Finland's most popular beers - gold is actually to be found in Finnish Lapland! This small, unusual, and fascinating hardcover book profiles modern-day prospectors in Lapland and they nuggets they have found and touches upon top..
$21.95
Himmeli
Himmeli
Eija Koski
Kuka sanoo, että himmeli kuuluu vain jouluun ja pirtin pöydän päälle? Ei ainakaan Eija Koski, joka ripustaa himmelin valkoiseen huoneeseen, keittiöön, lastenhuoneeseen, kylpyhuoneeseen, mökille ja kesäkammariin. Tiesitkös muuten, millainen on mustan himmelin koti? Himmeli..
$58.00
Ivana Helsinki 15 - Coming Home
Ivana Helsinki 15 - Coming Home
Liisa Jokinen (ed.)
Ivana Helsinki is a Finnish fashion trailblazer, the first Finnish company to participate in Paris Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. This vivid album celebrates Ivana Helsinki's first 15 years with images from every collection from 1999 to 2013. ..
$29.95
Jean Sibelius at Home
Jean Sibelius at Home
Jussi Brofeldt
This book is a collection of rare images of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) at his home, Ainola. Sibelius disliked being photographed, so there are few pictures of him. The images presented in this book have been pulled from black and white films entitled "Sibeliu..
$45.00
Kaiken käsikirja
Kaiken käsikirja
Esko Valtaoja
Maailma on hämmästyttävä, monimuotoinen ja pitkälti selittämätön. Esko Valtaoja ei lannistu vähästä vaan heittää peliin tieteen. Tuloksena on käsikirja kaikesta. "Mitä teemme kaikella tiedolla? Parempaa maailmaa. Meille ei ole enää sijaa maailmassa, josta tulimme; tiedon ..
$19.95
Kalevala Mythology
Kalevala Mythology
Juha Y. Pentikäinen, Ritva Poom (trans. and ed.)
Kalevala Mythology is a welcome aid to anyone studying the Kalevala, offering important background information and diverse perspectives on the Finnish national epic. The book covers a wide variety of topics, from the biography and folkloristic approach of Elias Lönnrot,..
$24.95
Kalevalamittaisen runon tulkintoja
Kalevalamittaisen runon tulkintoja
Seppo Knuuttila, Ulla Piela, and Lotte Tarkka (eds)
The 89th yearbook of the Kalevala Society is a collection of Finnish-language articles exploring the current state of research, across the disciplines, on poetry in Kalevala meter. The book includes a 29-track CD of recordings of Santra Remsujeva (1914-2010), a singer of tra..
$19.95
Kansallispuku - Finnish National Costume book
Finnish folk costumes are detailed works of art, from embroidered bonnets to hand knit socks. Many different regions around the country have their own distinct costume, based on careful research into historical clothing from the area. This beautiful Finnish-language book is ..
$35.00
Karhun kainalossa
Karhun kainalossa
Jukka Tarkka
Suomi ajautui toisen maailmansodan loputtua asemansa takia mukaan suurvaltojen väliseen taisteluun, jossa kaksi aatesuuntaa ja talousjärjestelmää asettuivat vastakkain. Idän ja lännen puristuksissa Suomi joutui väistämättä Neuvostoliiton tiukkaan otteeseen. Oliko Suomi ku..
$25.95
Laments from Karelia, Ingria, Finland
This CD presents a collection of Baltic-Finnish laments, ritual poetry sung by women at important life events, such as weddings and funerals. One CD containing 15 audio tracks is accompanied by an illustrated booklet in Finnish and English, providing an introduction to lamen..
$16.95
Lars Levi Laestadius - Yksi mies, seitsemän elämää
Lars Levi Laestadius - Yksi mies, seitsemän elämää
Juha Pentikäinen and Risto Pulkkinen
Lars Levi Laestadiuksen kuolemasta tulee 2011 kuluneeksi 150 vuotta. Moni meistä tietää, että Laestadius oli Lapin pappi. Mutta moniko on kuullut, mitä kaikkea muuta hän oli: saamelainen, kielentutkija, kirjailija, lehtimies, ekologi, botanisti, Linnén etevä oppilas ja Lapin..
$19.95
Lasten juhlat - Rotinoista rippikouluun
This Finnish-language book presents stories of children's festivities in Finland in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the countryside, Finns traditionally celebrated only the beginning and end of childhood - birth and baptism, and confirmation. Children of the urban upper clas..
$19.95
Letters from an Immigrant Teenager
Author Varpu Lindström has had a successful career in Canada as a professor and prominent immigration scholar, but her arrival in the country in 1963, as a teenager who spoke no English, was difficult. Letters from an Immigrant Teenager: Letters from Varpu in Canada to Kaisa..
$14.95

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