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Publisher
New Europe Film Sales
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Finnish
Description
This hilarious Finnish short film was a Nominee for Best Short Film, Live Action at 2014 Academy Awards. Sini wakes up in a panic: she has slept in and the family is late for a wedding. She wakes up her husband Jokke and daughters Ella and Kerttu. They start to prepare themselves in a hurry. Mother is going crazy since nobody else seems to be able to do anything right. Who has messed father's shirt, and hid the girls' dresses and the wedding gift?...
Author
Publisher
Teachers College, Columbia University
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Now, with Finnish Lessons 2.0, Pasi Sahlberg has thoroughly updated his groundbreaking account of how Finland built a world-class education system during the past four decades. In this international bestseller, Sahlberg traces the evolution of Finnish education policies and highlights how they differ from the United States and much of the rest of the world. Featuring substantial additions throughout the text, Finnish Lessons 2.0 demonstrates how...
5) Finland
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, economy, language, religions, culture, people, plants, and animals of Finland.
6) Finland
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Finland. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a map, quick facts, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index"--
11) Tom of Finland
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen, known to the world as Tom of Finland, shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness. But who was the man behind the leather? Dome Karukoski's stirring biopic follows his life from the trenches of WWII and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When Timothy D. Walker started teaching fifth graders at a Helsinki public school, he began a search for the secrets behind the successes of Finland's schools. Walker wrote about several of those discoveries, and his Atlantic articles on this subject became hot topics of conversation. Here, he gathers all he learned and reveals how any teacher can implement many of Finland's best practices."--jacket
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Steven Holl is one of the most innovative American architects working today. In this portrait he presents some of his acclaimed works, including the Makuhari Housing Complex in Chiba, Japan and the Chapel of St. Ignatius in Seattle. The video centers on KIASMA, his Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, which we observe from groundbreaking through completion. Holl is a member of the generation that follows architects such as Peter Eisenman and Robert...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Wretches and jabberers, two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Growing up, Thresher and Bissonnette were presumed "retarded" and excluded...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kroma Productions is based in Porvoo, Finland. This volume features the following films: Transversum is based on the original choreography of Ismo-Pekka Heikinheimo entitled "Come Quickly for Im Seeing Stars." Directed by Marikki Hakola. Continuum explores themes of war, power and violence. Directed by Marikki Hakola. Inner Steps is an audiovisual interpretation of the solo "A Woman In A Picture," choreographed by Ulla Koivisto for Tarja Ranta. Directed...
17) Sisu
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
During WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover he is no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word "sisu," the legendary ex-commando will embody what it means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And this one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold...
18) Into eternity
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The world's nuclear power plants have generated an estimated 300,000 tons of high-level radioactive waste that must be safely stored for 100,000 years or more. Every year, they generate another 12,000 metric tons of high-level waste. Into Eternity is the first feature documentary to explore the mind-boggling scientific and philosophical questions long-term nuclear waste storage poses. Structured as a message to future generations, the film focuses...
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Sisu is a powerful mindset that makes Finland one of the happiest countries in the world, despite long winters, social isolation, and a history of challenging times. In Everyday Sisu, journalist Katja Pantzar explores the simple practices that make Finnish life so stable, sustainable, and healthy for body and mind, even when life doesn't go as planned"--
20) Oksi
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Poorling is a little bear. She's a bit different from her brothers. Mother keeps their family safe. For the Forest is full of dangers. It is there that Mana lives, with her Shadow children. And above them all, Emuu, the great Grandma in the Sky. From the heart of Finnish folklore comes a breathtaking tale of mothers, daughters, stars and legends, and the old gods and the new."-- Book jacket flap.
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