Continue the book’s story in Finna
Turning the last page of a good book, you often feel that it would be wonderful to stay in the world of the book. Did you know that the story of many books can be continued in the Finna.fi search service?
The Helmet library and Finna.fi take you on a fact-finding journey to visit the settings of popular books and to meet historical figures.
During the theme week of 11–17 November, libraries will display a selection of books that have stories you can continue at Finna.fi. Finna.fi is Finland’s largest culture and science search service. Many of the books are related to the eventful history of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Selected books and their story-related links, which you can use to look for information, can be found in the book exhibitions of the following Helmet libraries:
- Helsinki: Jakomäki, Jätkäsaari, Kallio, Lauttasaari, Maunula, Oulunkylä, Paloheinä, Puistola, Roihuvuori, Suutarila and Viikki libraries.
- Espoo: Entresse, Iso Omena, Lippulaiva, Sello and Tapiola libraries.
- Vantaa: Mobile Library and Hakunila, Länsimäki, Martinlaakso, Myyrmäki and Point libraries.
- Kauniainen library.
You will find a QR code between the pages of the book. When you scan the code with your smartphone’s camera, you can use the link to go directly to a ready-made list at Finna.fi. The link will take you to materials related to the book.
You can also use the following links in the book titles to go directly to Finna.fi materials:
Books in English:
- Väinö Linna: Under the North Star
- Matti Klinge: Helsinki, daughter of the Baltic: a short biography
- Henrik Meinander: Aho & Soldan: Finland in 1950’s colours
Books in Finnish:
- Jukka Viikilä: Akvarelleja Engelin kaupungista
- J. P. Pulkkinen: Sinisiipi
- Raija Oranen: Aurora
- Enni Mustonen: Ruokarouva
- Helsinki väreissä: värivalokuvia 1950–1970-luvuilta
- Kartanoelämää Vantaalla
Books in Swedish:
- Kjell Westö: Den svavelgula himlen
- Ulla-Lena Lundberg: Lyser och lågar
- Göran Schildt: Önskeresan
- Herrgårdar och rusthåll i Helsingforstrakten
- Sprutmästarens gård (Ruiskumestarin talo)
What is the difference between Helmet.fi and Finna.fi?
Helmet.fi is the Helmet libraries’ own online library, built on the National Library’s Finna platform service. The same platform service is used by several other public libraries, such as Pirkanmaa’s Piki libraries and Southwest Finland’s Vaski libraries. Helmet.fi contains the material of Helmet libraries.
Finna.fi is home to the treasures of Finnish culture, science and learning. The search service serves about half a million information seekers every month: hobbyists, teachers, researchers, students and those looking for entertainment. Its contents include photographs, literature, magazines, research, artefacts, art and films. Finna.fi contains material from all the organisations involved and is maintained by the National Library of Finland.