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The National Repository Library is an agency under the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture that collects lesser-used items donated by other libraries. [1] Such centralized collection saves storage costs and avoids the items being destroyed as the libraries can no longer justify keeping them in their collections.
The Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH, Opetushallitus) [1] is a Finnish agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture, responsible for the development of early childhood education, pre-school and basic education, morning and afternoon activities, upper secondary education, basic vocational education, adult education, liberal arts and basic arts education.
The National Library of Finland (Finnish: Kansalliskirjasto, Swedish: Nationalbiblioteket) is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. From 1919 to 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library (Finnish: Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto). [1] The National Library ...
It was established on 1 January 2010. [1] The Helsinki University Library is an independent institute of the University of Helsinki and open to all information seekers. The Helsinki University Library includes the Main Library in the Kaisa House, Kumpula, Meilahti and Viikki Campus Libraries, as well as internal library services.
Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland: Established: 1976: Branches: 66 libraries, one reading room (journals), six bookmobiles [1] Collection; Size: 3.4 million items [1] Access and use; Circulation: more than 17 million [1] Population served: annual visits approx. 17 million, of which more than 5 million are online library visitors [1] Other ...
In order to avoid confusion in English, it is best to describe the Finnish compulsory education system as consisting of 6-year primary schools, called alakoulu or ala-aste in Finnish, followed by comprehensive 3-year middle schools, called yläkoulu or yläaste in Finnish. Although this division of the peruskoulu into two parts was officially ...
Helsinki City Library (Finnish: Helsingin Kaupunginkirjasto, until 1910 Helsinki People's Library) is the largest public library in Finland. Owned by the City of Helsinki, the library has 37 branches and a collection of about 1.56 million books. [1] The City Library is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries network.
The Agency offers a wide range and diversified range of services, a professional staff of specialists, the exhibitions and collections of its several museums, extensive archives, and a specialized scientific library, all of which are at the disposal of the general public. [1] The Finnish Heritage Agency is attached to the Ministry of Education. [6]