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    Digitised Finnish Catalogues 1929-1993

    From the Collections of the Flickr User "kapitalismiskanneri" https://www.flickr.com/photos/149869814@N08/albums ------------------------------------- From the Digital Collections of the National Library of Finland: Aaltosen Kenkätehdas - Shoes (1932) Alli Linna - Women hats (1944)...
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    The National Library of Finland to digitise every periodicals published until 1939

    The National Library of Finland has digitised all periodicals (including newspapers) and most ephemeras published in Finland before 31 December 1939 and are now available online. The publications are available in the digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi service. Currently there are 3798 different magazines...
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    Free Streaming Service for Finnish Feature Films in 1080p and 4K UHD

    The National Audiovisual Institute KAVI owns rights to some 450 Finnish feature films released between the 1920s and 1980s. They have an online service where one can watch these films for free of charge. All the feature films are at least HD quality. Majority of the films are available in 4K...
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    FS: New-Old Stock 1950s Swedish Welt Boots US 11.5 / EUR 45

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    Finnish Hobnails

    New-old stock package of 50 metal hobnails made by a Finnish maker in the 1940s. Some of the hobnails might exhibit surface rust. One package is enough for one pair of boots with spares. PRICE: $10 with non-trackable worldwide shipping
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    Finnish Catalogues from the 1950s and 1960s

    Here are a few partial scans I found of fairly rare Finnish catalogues from the 1950s and 1960s. I would be happy to provide translation for any piece of text, if needed. - SOK Fall and Winter 1959-60 - SOK Spring and Summer 1964 - Anttila Christmas 1967
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    FS: Finnish New-Old Stock Wool Caps from the 1960s

    New-old stock Finnish Defence Forces m/36 caps made by Valtion Pukutehdas (VPu) in Finland during the 1960s. Bought these a while back as a part of a package deal. Made out of c. 15 oz pure wool with c. 3 oz leather sweatband. The lining is most probably made out of rayon. The design is based on...
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    1950s Finnish Friitala Leather Jacket

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    45,000 Digitized Photographs from Finland

    Helsinki City Museum in Helsinki, Finland has released approximately 45,000 digitized photographs from their collections. Many of the photographs are available in high resolution. The photographs are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International or CC BY 4.0 license...
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    Finnish Mugshots from the 1920s and 1930s

    National Archives of Finland has digitised hundreds mugshots collected by Finnish secret police Etsivä keskuspoliisi (literally "Detective Central Police") during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The ones photographed by the police have an identification board with the year marked with the last...
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    Vintage Finnish Military Issue

    These are ex-Finnish military issue high-rise winter trousers made out of 16 oz wool-polyamide blend (85/15 %). They were manufactured with minor changes from the 1950s to the early 1990s. Roughly the same pattern was used in summer trousers made out of 65/35 % wool-polyester blend in 11.5 oz...
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    Mid-Century Finnish Furniture

    I digitised a few photographs from 1959-1960 "Asko" magazines by Finnish ASKO company. 1. Table and couches by Jussi Peippo, shelf by Ilmari Tapiovaara. 2. Couch by Olli Berg, table by Eric Johann and armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara. 3. Table by Eric Johann, couch and armchairs by Ilmari...
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    If "How It's Made" was produced in Finnish

    A few gems from the Finnish Broadcasting Company's the Living Archive service, "How It's Made" (in chronological order): Porcelain (1932) Thread Spool (1933) Cheese (1934) Coffee Mug (1945) Electric Fence (1947) Leather Boot (1947) Lift (1951) Textile (1952) Eye Prosthesis (1953)...
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    80 Years Old Abandoned Army Barracks

    The Taivallahti Barracks were build at downtown Helsinki between years 1935 and 1938. When finished, the barracks housed the Motor Transport Company of the Finnish Defence Forces until their displacement in 2002. The buildings are protected by law and are to be transformed into a housing area...
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    1940 and 1952 Summer Olympics Memorabilia

    The Sports Museum of Finland has presented two very nice databases of various objects produced for the 1940 and 1952 Summer Olympics. Many of the objects produced for the canceled 1940 Games were used for the 1952 Games by simply changing the year and number of the Games! If you ever visit...
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    How Radio Receivers are Made (1958)

    The Finnish Broadcasting Company's Living Archive service offers a rather interesting insight on how radio receivers were made by hand before the advent of the transistor radios. The film follows the birth of the receivers from the first metal frames to the last tune up. The narration is in...
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    Europe in Colour in 1961 - A Finnair Advertisement

    Finnair, the flag carrier and the fifth oldest airliner in the world, produced this short colour film in 1961. It shows various major cities of Europe through a story involving a ryijy rug. Although the narration is in Finnish, one should have no problem following the story as the narration...
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    Vintage Finnish Periodical Art

    Most Finnish periodicals had cover art printed on them during the Golden Era. Most often they either hand painted art or photomontages. They were also often left unsigned and are thus public domain according to the Finnish Copyright Law. Some are signed and are linked here under the terms of...
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    170.000 Wartime Finnish Photographs on the Internet

    http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/ Notice that only Finnish search words produce a lot of hits. Please use a dictionary to find photographs that might interest you. However, here are some examples of the selection (Source: SA-KUVA):
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    Optimal Hat Measurements through Golden Ratio?

    Has anyone tried to match their face features to a hat using the golden ratio? I have studied various photographs of persons with a hat fit that looks good to my eyes; all of them follow quite nicely the golden ratio with a very small margin of error. To illustrate my point, a person with a face...

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