HÄMEENLINNA

hăˈmānlĭnˌnä, Swed. Tavastehus, city (1998 pop. 45,555), capital of Southern Finland prov., S Finland. It is a lake port and a manufacturing town with plywood mills, tanneries, spool mills, and rubber works. Built around a 13th-century castle on Lake Vanajavesi, the city was chartered in 1638. The beautiful Aulanko-Karlberg natural park nearby is a tourist center. The composer Jean Sibelius was born in Hämeenlinna.

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books on: HAmeenlinna  - 47 results

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1.
Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries
Book by Thomas Hall; E & FN Spon, 1991
Subjects: City Planning--Scandinavia--History, Urbanization--Scandinavia--History
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Suomi: Finland
Book by Matti Poutvaara; Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, 1960
Subjects: Finland--Description And Travel--Views
...Tampere Tammerfors 36 km Hameenlinna Tavastehus 48 km Tyypillinen hamalaismaisema...paysage typique de la province de Hame . hAmeenlinna tavastehus aulanko karlberg vehoniemi hAmeenlinna tavastehus Suomen hopealinja...
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Historical Injustice and Democratic Transition in Eastern Asia and Northern Europe: Ghosts at the Table of Democracy
Book by Kenneth Christie, Robert Cribb; Routledge Curzon, 2002
Subjects: Democracy--East Asia, Democracy--Europe, Northern, East Asia--Politics And Government, Europe, Northern--Politics And Government
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Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia - Vol. 2
Book by Bernard A. Cook; Garland, 2001
Subjects: Europe--Civilization--1945- Encyclopedias, Europe--History--1945---Encyclopedias, European Cooperation--Encyclopedias, Political Leadership--Europe--Encyclopedias, Politicians--Europe--Encyclopedias, Statesmen--Europe--Encyclopedias
...Henry Frendo University of Malta Eugenio Guccione University of Palermo, Italy Vilho Harle University of Hameenlinna, Finland Maria Nawojczyk Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland Europe Since 1945 An Encyclopedia...
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Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre
Book by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Dramatists--Biography--Dictionaries, Theater--Biography--Dictionaries
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journal articles on: HAmeenlinna  - 4 results

 
 
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Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing? the Fate of Russian "Aliens and Enemies" in the Finnish Civil War in 1918
Journal article by Jyrki Loima; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007
Subjects: Civil war--Finland, Civil war--History, Civil war--Russia, Forced migration--History, Genocide--History, Russians--History, Russians--Political aspects
...Metricheskaia Knigas of the Tampere and Hameenlinna ROC parishes (Cards ORT TAM 8201, 8183...Venajan pakolaiset Suomessa 1917-1939 (Hameenlinna, Finland: SKS, 1999), 15-16; Loima...files Ka 1-11, Tampere; Ka 1-11, Kbl, Hameenlinna, Archives of the POW Organisation (SVLA...
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Campbell, J. R., Tirri, K., Ruohotie, P., & Walberg, H
Journal article by Sharon Anne O'Connor-Pertuso; Roeper Review, Vol. 29, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Cross-cultural Research: Basic Issues, Dilemmas and Strategies (Book)--Book reviews
...Tirri, K., Ruohotie, P., Walberg, H. (Eds.). (2004). Cross-cultural Research: Basic Issues, Dilemmas and Strategies. Hameenlinna: Research Center for Vocational Education (194 pp., $45.00 cloth, ISBN: 951-44-5940-7). Cross-cultural Research: Basic Issues...
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Is Creativity Nurtured in Finnish Classrooms?
Journal article by Mirka Saarilahti, Bonnie Cramond, Helena Sieppi; Childhood Education, Vol. 75, 1999
Subjects: Child creativity--Study and teaching, Creative ability in children--Study and teaching, Finland--Social policy
...the Department of Teacher Education in Hameenlinna, which prepares primary teachers. The...skills. The main interest areas of Hameenlinna primary school are individualized instruction...second foreign language to study. In Hameenlinna primary school, teachers take into account...
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Sámi Literature in the Twentieth Century
Journal article by Kathleen Osgood Dana; World Literature Today, Vol. 71, 1997
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism
...1993 . Lehtola, Veli-Pekka. Saamelaisen kirjallisuuden vaiheet . In Lapii 2: Elava, toimiva maakunta . Hameenlinna, Finland. Karisto. 1984 . -----. "Saamelaiskirjallisuus vanhan ja uuden risteyksesso." In Marginalia ja kirjallisuus...


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newspaper articles on: HAmeenlinna  - 4 results

 
 
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Vipers Target the Top Three; New Sponsors and New Hope as Team Is Refreshed
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), July 16, 2008
...very, very good goalie," Longstaff said. "I played against him in the European Cup when he was playing in Finland (for HPK Hameenlinna). Hes massive in the net, theres not many spaces to beat him so hopefully hell come here, play well and give us a chance...
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Ice Hockey: I'm Raring to Go, Says Longstaff
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), August 30, 2008
Subjects: Hockey players, Professional hockey
...knows that in new goaltender Verner, Wilson has captured one of Europes sparkling gems. He added: "When Andrew played for HPK Hameenlinna in the Finnish League we played against them in the European Cup. "Its good to have him on board now. "I remember playing...
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Ice Hockey: Vipers' Delight over Net Result; New Boy Verner Will Be the Best, Says Wilson
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), June 13, 2008
Subjects: Professional hockey
...German sides Cologne and Hannover and a five-year spell with Klagenfurt in Austria. CLAIMED the netminder of the year award at Hameenlinna in the Finnish Elite League during 1996/1997, best netminder stats in the DEL with Cologne during 1999/2000 and the MVP of...
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It's Boom Boom Billy
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 14, 2007
...Skegness, Lincs. QUESTIONDid Sibelius ever write an opera? FINLANDS greatest composer, Jean Sibelius, was born in 1865 at Hameenlinna, a small garrison town, 60 miles north of the countrys capital, Helsinki. A passionate nationalist, his music played an important...


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encyclopedia articles on: HAmeenlinna  - 4 results

 
 
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Tavastehus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAVASTEHUS Finland: see Hameenlinna . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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HÄmeenlinna
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HAMEENLINNA ha manlin na, Swed. Tavastehus, city (1998 pop. 45,555), capital of Southern Finland prov., S Finland. It is a...1638. The beautiful Aulanko-Karlberg natural park nearby is a tourist center. The composer Jean Sibelius was born in Hameenlinna. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press...
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Helsinki
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Helsinki became the center of Finnish nationalism. The construction of the first Finnish railway (1860), connecting Helsinki and Hameenlinna, led to renewed prosperity for the capital. In the citys older part are the state council building, the presidents residence...
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the country is water surface and 7% is arable land. In addition to Helsinki, other important cities include Espoo , Hameenlinna , Joensuu , Jyvaskyla , Kemi , Kotka , Kuopio , Lahti , Lappeenranta , Oulu , Pori , Tampere , Turku...


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