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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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    Vintage Tailor Patterns

    You can find all of the aforementioned patterns from digitised versions provided for free of charge by the National Library of Finland (you can change the interface language to English from the top right). - Kuusisen uutiset - Men's fashion publication of Kuusinen clothing factory. Contains...
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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

    Some of my favourite documentaries from Elonet: Finlandia (1911). The oldest preserved documentary, shot in Finland between 1909 and 1911. Silent film with music. Strömberg (1913). Making electromechanical products at Helsinki, Finland. Silent film. Finlandia (1922). 96 minutes long travel...
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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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    Vintage Tailor Patterns

    The National Library of Finland has digitised and released all "Vaatturi" journal published between 1899 and 1929. Below are some direct links to the 1929 tailoring patterns. - Men's jacket for big-bellied, 1/1929 - Riding jacket, 2/1929 - Riding trousers, 3/1929 - Overcoat, 4/1929 - Sleveless...
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    1930s-40s vintage leather jackets and more - sizes 36-38

    This is a Friitala jacket from the late 1950s or early 1960s. Friitala didn't use horsehide during the 1930s or 1940s.
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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

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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

    Rengas-puku suits in 1957. Milk bottling plant in 1950. Helsinki during the night in 1960.
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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

    I would think the third photograph was taken so that the detectives could compare existing or future street photographs against the stock photograph. One of the main task of EK's was to monitor suspected and known members of the banned Communist Party of Finland. It is possible that the style...
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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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    the cedar moth myth

    From Handbook of pest control; the behavior, life history, and control of household pests (1945) by Arnold Mallis: Pg. 209 Pg. 210 Pg. 223 Pg. 225
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    Vintage Finnish Military Issue

    They used to sell those for many years, but they're mostly gone now. Occasionally one can find them in sizes S or M. This same sweater model was used for 60 years. Digitaltmuseum.se - Ylletröja
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    Vintage Finnish Military Issue

    NOS jackboots made for the Finnish Defence Forces during the 1960s. However, the same pattern with minor changes was used from the 1920s to the 1980s.

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