Riihimäki library's reading challenge

Topics: food, restaurant

Koch, Herman: Dinner
2012 (84.2 Fiction)
Four people, one dinner, and a decision that changes everything. Dinner dishes out a dark and exciting family drama to the reader. How do parents react when their relationship with their children is put to the test?

Harris, Joanne: Little Chocolate Shop
1999 (84.2 Fiction)
Vianne Rochert opens a chocolate shop in a small French village, opposite the church. Many people would rather pour their hearts out over chocolate than in church. However, the Easter chocolate festival is too much for the priest and he takes matters into his own hands.

Barreau, Nicolas: Café of Small Wonders
2020 (84.2 Fiction)
Heartbroken Nelly Delacourt discovers a mysterious reference to Venice in a book that belonged to her grandmother. Nelly travels to Italy to uncover the secret. A charming romance about a shy student girl and a magical café in Venice.

Sutinen, Ville-Juhani: Food, power and hunger in 1900th-century dictatorships
2024 (32.1 Political systems)
Sutinen presents in an interesting way and with the help of many examples what the relationship between food, power and hunger was in totalitarian countries. Food is still political and will be even more so in the future.

Paavilainen, Ulla: A journey of flavors: Riihimäki station restaurant
2010 (68.8 Hotel and restaurant management. Catering services)
The work presents the story of the 139-year-old Asemaravintola in Riihimäki from beginning to end. Stories, recipes and old photographs from different eras.

Ramqvist, Karolina: Bread and Milk
2024 (99 Biographies)
The food-related memories depict a lonely girl who finds comfort and obsession in food, and then an adult woman who tries to provide the flavors of her childhood to her own daughter. Food and love are intertwined in complex ways.

Popeda: Smell.. Popeda!
2017 (78.8911 Rock, CD)
The veterans from Manse and the raw messengers of Finnish rock once again serve up a record of music, topped with humorous lyrics.

The Founder
2017 (84.5 Movies, DVDs)
Ray Kroc is a salesman whose suspiciously large order for a milkshake machine leads him to California, where a fast-paced, efficient hamburger restaurant has been established, which Ray must make his own.

Topics: outdoor activities, hiking

McConaghy, Charlotte: There Were Wolves Here
2022 (84.2 Fiction)
Inti Flynn goes to Scotland to do a project to reintroduce wolves. The project is not easy, but Inti is determined to succeed. Inti's twin sister Aggie, who is suffering from something, is also with her in Scotland. The book deals with big themes, such as conservation and violence, in a skillful and touching way.

Evans, Nicholas: The Closeness of the Wolf
1998 (84.2 Fiction)
The Wolf's Closeness is both a love story and a powerful statement for nature. In the small and peaceful town of Hope, wolves have returned, and at the same time the townspeople's hatred for wolves is reawakening. How will wolf researcher Helen survive the terrain between love and hate?

Hukkanen, Sanna: Forest cover
2018 (85.32 Comics)
Forest cover refers to a space where you get lost in the forest and can't get out. The comic book Forest Cover is a joint work by Sanna Hukkanen and cultural researcher Inkeri Aula, which tells about the forest and trees and the folk tales and traditions associated with them. Can you get lost in this work?

Mälkönen, Juha: Deer Country
1989 (58.11 Mammals)
Riihimäki dentist Juha Mälkönen has been enjoying nature with a camera since childhood. For his work In the Land of Moose, Mälkönen has selected stunning images of the important, fascinating and valuable moose in their natural habitat.

Kesäläinen, Tuomo: Finnish boulders and story stones
2019 (55 Physical Geography, Geology)
You can find boulders of various sizes and shapes in Finland. Boulders have had many practical and cultural meanings for people throughout history. For example, in the village of Arolammi you can find the Keinukivi, which was named after the village swing located there.

Ylinen, Susanna: Hiking guide for families with children. From day trips to long hikes.
2024 (79.4 Hiking, outdoor activities)
Susanna Ylinen is Finland's most famous parent who hikes with children. The book opens up extensively and accurately how you can start hiking with a child. The book discusses both equipment and experiences from Susanna's own hiking trips with a child.

Tikanmäki, Anssi: Landscape photographs from Finland
1981 (78.89 Fusions of musical cultures, popular music)
Eight instrumental songs composed by Tikanmäki, which in some way describe the landscapes and natural beauty of Finland. When listening to the album, you can sense Tikanmäki's vision of, for example, the Tuusula motorway with its cars.

The story of the fell
2022 (56.9 DVDs)
The nature film takes viewers through the wilderness of Lapland all the way to the Arctic Ocean, following the lives of animals such as arctic fox, bear and snowy owl in incredible landscapes and discussing the beliefs and stories associated with each animal.

Topics: countryside, agriculture

Kajander, Kalle: When a peasant became a lord
1984 (84.2 Fiction)
The book, published in 1897, is a realistic story about Joppi Hinkkanen, a self-centered and irresponsible countryman who lives in the style of the big world and squanders his inherited forests in the hope of sudden wealth.

Zeh, Juli: Superhumans
2023 (84.2 Fiction)
Dora has moved from Berlin to the country with her dog. Things happen in the village that shake Dora's worldview. The novel is about the times we live in and the people it produces.

Anna Englund: Board coat
2022 (84.2 Fiction)
In 1930s Ostrobothnia, Elena is the heir to a coffin workshop, daughter-in-law and wife. Life goes on as usual until a strange woman arrives from Helsinki to buy a coffin and everything goes wrong.

Kurkiniitty, Mari: A Wonderful Life in the Country
2022 (99 Biographies)
A city woman renovates the horse farm of her dreams with her husband. Then the husband leaves. A humorous true story of dreams collapsing and rising again.

Ahtola, Riina: Idyll: rural homes
2022 (68.4 Interior Design Guides)
The book takes you to a place where a piece of land is also a piece of heaven. All ten families in the book have moved to the country. What they have in common is a longing to be close to nature. The country is good to breathe and offers peace and quiet.

Orasmaa, Tuuli: The future of rural areas
2023 (50 Natural Sciences)
The Future of Rural Life takes you on a journey through the Finnish countryside. Orasmaa interviewed agricultural entrepreneurs from all over Finland for the book. What do they think about, for example, climate change?

Rehupiikles: Homeland Collection
2003 (78.8911 Rock, CD)
Rehupiikles serves humorous rock'n'roll-jazz-country-blues-folk music and the Southern Ostrobothnian way of life.

Starry sky above the house
2011 (84.2 Movie, DVD)
The film tells the story of three generations of women from the same family. The events take place in the same Eastern Finnish farmhouse during the Continuation War in 1942, in 1978, and in the present day.

Topics: labor movement, working class, class differences

Vakkuri, Aaro: My Life with Freda
1990 (84.2 Fiction)
The story of a young boy growing up in a factory shop in Riihimäki during the post-war recession. The boy falls in love with Freda, the most beautiful girl in the neighborhood, while still at Lasitehdaan elementary school, from where they transfer to a boys' and girls' high school, which operate in the same building.

Hallikainen, Niko: The Big Wet Secret
2023 (84.2 Fiction)
A boy is left home alone in a post-Depression suburb. He spends his nights binging on treats, watching videos, and trying to connect with the afterlife. At school, the boy experiences infatuation amidst the intoxicating drama and fear of escapism, squeezed by the growing class divide.

Baronen, Samuli: Apartment
1956 (84.2 Fiction)
Finland 1956. When worker Tasa gets to work at a glass factory, a strike begins. Life becomes difficult, but he gets food from soup cannons. What was won by the strike and who won? Will inflation eat up the increases and will income transfer in this country only work in one direction?

Land, Stephanie: At Your Service: A Working Mother's Struggle for Survival
2022, (99 Biographies)
Stephanie Land's dreams of college were shattered when a summer fling left her a single parent. Life was a struggle, but she was determined to create a better life. She cleaned during the day, studied at night, and earned a college degree while writing about her reality.

Vuolle-Selki, Tuula: Pussy Strike
2024 (92.8 Finnish history, local history)
A labor dispute at the Kymi Company's factories in 1904 among women sorting paper soon took on a moral character when the women accused the foreman of sexual advances and rape. The incident became an example of the problems of factory work and female workers, and although the strike was defeated, the labor union began to rise and there was no going back.

Bernstein, Harry: The Invisible Wall
2007 (99.1 Biographies)
The cobblestone street in the working-class quarter of Tehdaskaupunki was quite ordinary – except that it was divided by an invisible wall. The distance between the two sides was only meters, but the social distance was measured in kilometers. The book is a description of working-class life, social boundaries and forbidden love.

Paleface & The Singing Union: The Road to Freedom
2019 (78.8942 Finnish song music, CD)
Finnish-American workers' songs in new arrangements. The words are from the songbooks of the Finnish members of the anarchist, direct action-oriented Industrial Workers of the World organization. 100 years ago, the IWW (Singing Union), at its strongest, made a revolution using song as its weapon.

Hey there
2003 (84.2 Movie, DVD)
A true story about the layoffs that followed the abolition of the Construction Board in 1994 and the resulting lawsuit, and about a cleaner's courageous fight for work, family and self-respect.

Topics: love, romance

Vammelvuo, Anja: Love Story
1953 (84.2. Fiction)
A collection of short stories about love stories in different environments and situations. The work challenges the conventional notions of the time and the author's text is sparkling with fire and the sharpness of flint. Vammelvuo lived in Riihimäki. He published a total of 17 works.

Murakami, Haruki: Men Without Women
2016 (84.2 Fiction)
Stories about the difficulty of love. In his inventive way, Murakami tells stories of longing and lust, unforgettable women and emotional men, and their unique lives, combining sadness, humor, and fantasy.

Holst, Christoffer: Summer Dreams and Blood Red
2024 (84.2 Fiction)
An atmospheric murder mystery set in the summer archipelago – a combination of suspense, romantic comedy and chick lit. Journalist Cilla Stormin becomes involved in a murder investigation at her cottage in the Stockholm archipelago. Cilla's thoughts are disturbed by the handsome police officer Adam... The work is the first part of the series.

Karppinen-Kummunmäki, Henna: The History of Heartbreak
2022 (90 Historical Studies)
Moments of lost love from antiquity to the present day. How have people longed for love? How has love caused sorrow and suffering? The themes are eternal. Countless generations before us have suffered from the symptoms of love sickness.

Kaunisto, Tiina-Emilia: Love Spell Book
2019 (90 Historical Studies)
Does being single feel like a failure? Did you know that our beauty ideals are intentionally unattainable? The book updates old-fashioned customs and magic to help find a suitable lover in today's challenges. The book questions many of today's perceptions. The book's strong message is: you are whole even when you are alone.

Griberg, Sara: Lovers of History: 2000 Years of Passion and Scandal
2023 (99 Biographies)
A charming collection of love stories of 25 famous couples from 2000 years; rulers, cultural figures and other influential figures. How did an acrobat end up at the side of the Byzantine emperor? Did jealousy influence Napoleon's actions? Instead of gentle love stories, the book is filled with intense drama.

Heartbreak & Treasure: 50 Songs About Love
2017 (78.893204 Finnish-language sung entertainment music, CD)
A love song collection that includes 50 recordings from 1973–2017; classics and lesser-known pop rarities. Artists include TT Purontaka, Inka, Jukka Kuoppamäki, Anita Hirvonen and Markku Laamanen.

Dead leaves
2023 (84.2 Movies, DVDs)
A film by Aki Kaurismäki. Two lonely people, who meet by chance, try to find the first, only and last love of their lives. Their path is overshadowed by, among other things, the man's alcoholism, lost phone numbers and life's tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking happiness.

Topics: sports, athletes

Raven, Kiira: Just jump!
2023 (82.2 Poems)
Figure skater Kiira Korvi's book was the most controversial poetry book of the year when it was published. The work is a narrative poetry book that contains short poems and aphorisms from the perspective of a young woman.

Lafon, Lola: The Little Communist Who Never Smiled
2017 (84.2 Fiction)
Lola Lafon's book creates a multi-voiced portrait of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci and her journey from adored child star to outcast defector. The book gives voice to the brutality of gymnastics and sports, as well as life behind the Iron Curtain.

Lehtolainen, Leena: On the Wrong Track
2008 (84.2 Fiction)
Maria Kallio is assigned to investigate the murder of a journalist who exposed the doping of two track and field athletes. Will Maria catch the criminal in a race with the murderer? Leena Lehtolainen herself is a passionate figure skating fan and has followed the sport since childhood.

Lehtonen, Kari-Veli: Campfire magic from Riihipolu to the fells. Four decades of the Riihilatu 1970–2010
2011 (79.1 Physical education, sports)
The founding meeting of Riihilattu was held 40 years ago in the sports hall bar, with 18 Latu residents present. Now the number of members has multiplied and the association's events over the past four decades have been compiled into a book by Kari-Veli Lehtinen. The book covers the most important highlights and everyday moments.

Lind, Harri: Viesker, the Finnish horse of all time
2017 (79.15 Equestrian sports, riding)
Viesker was an incomparable Finnish horse, with five consecutive trotting titles to his name and the stallion won 169 of his 136 competitions. Harri Lind is a journalist for Hevoslehti and saw Viesker's super performances up close.

Aatsalo, Johanna: Revelation, a story about doping news and a journalist who was wanted to be silenced
2024 (99 Personal and family history)
A thrilling story about the fight for the truth. 1998 STT journalist Johanna Aatsalo reveals a Finnish skier's suspicion of doping. The news sets off a thriller in which the Finnish Ski Association tries to destroy Aatsalo's career and she becomes the spitting image of the nation. After years of legal battle, the truth is revealed: Aatsalo was right.

Jare & Villegalle: Black Gold
2011 (78.89142 Hip hop, rap, CD)
The duo of Jaren and Ville Galle is strongly associated with ice hockey. After all, Markus Granlund's goal song in the NHL was once the song of the band Tarkenee. The song in question is not found on the Mustaa kultaa album, but instead is the hit Häissä, made in collaboration with Märkä-Simon. "Until the morning, even if there is a match..."

The Wrestler
2009 (84.5 Movies, DVDs)
Mickey Rourke's comeback film received a lot of positive feedback upon its release, and for good reason. The film is a wonderful and touching story about a former professional wrestler who is forced to end his career due to health concerns. But is it that easy to end your sports career?

Topics: art, theater, bohemian life

Airisto, Irma: Poems for Riihimäki
1989 (82.2 poems)
Irma Airisto was a poet from Riihimäki. She wrote poems, plays, paquins, chronicles and was also a visual artist. The work contains poems about different places and people. The poem "Puputin kulmassa" has become a classic poem in Riihimäki literature.

Holma, Antti: Organizer
2014 (84.2 Fiction)
Tarmo leaves his job at the library and becomes the organizer of the Finnish Theatre. And Tarmo organizes. Amidst the theater's more than a few unique personalities, he also learns what it means to be a real man and how to conquer his crush, Daniel.

Lundberg, Sofia: Friday Night Club
2022 (84.2. Fiction)
Written by three popular authors, this historical fiction novel tells the story of painter Hilma af Klint and her colleagues, who are united by fate, passion, and art. Together, they draw inspiration from each other for creativity, friendship, love, and togetherness.

From glass factory to museum: Tapio Wirkkala as designer of the Finnish Glass Museum
2019 (72 Architecture)
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) designed the premises and permanent exhibition for the Glass Museum in an old industrial building that had served as a glass factory and screen printing house, among other things. The book explores the architecture and exhibitions of the building, as well as Wirkkala's work. The book has been edited by Uta Laurén.

Seppälä, Elina: Finland's Golden Age: visual arts, architecture, literature, theatre, music
2020 (70 Art, art history)
100 of the most beloved works from the Golden Age of Finnish art (c. 1880–1916) from various fields of art. Gallen-Kallela, Schjerfbeck, Art Nouveau houses and studio villas, Sibelius, Sleeping Beauty's Wedding March, Minna Canth and Eino Leino... not forgetting the artists' colorful life stories and mutual relationships across artistic boundaries.

Hilapieli, Urmas A.: Kino-Suomi: the history of film screening 1896–2021
2021 (77.4 Film, Cinematography)
Moving images became widespread in the 1900th century, the century of cinema. A historical and reference work for anyone interested in cinemas. The book examines the architecture, performance technology, film distribution and personalities dedicated to cinema in Helsinki and elsewhere in Finland.

Finnish film music.
Vol. 9. & vol. 10.
2021 (78.355 Filmmaking vision and video music CD)
A huge collection of Finnish film music. Vol. 9 contains music from Valentin Vaala's films from 1933–1961, and Vol. 10 contains music from films by other directors from Suomi-Film.

Tove
2021 (84.31, Movies, DVD)
World War II has ended and young painter Tove Jansson wants to become an internationally renowned artist. The most important thing for her is freedom. Tove struggles to find her own voice and path as an artist and a woman. The Moomins make Tove famous, but will she find happiness?

Topics: prison, crimes, criminals

Nurmi, Petri: Prison novel
2022 (84.2 Fiction)
A wild, mosaic-like crime novel about people living on the margins of society and their fates. The meandering story spreads across four continents and six countries. Both prisoners and prison staff have a voice. Everyone looks at the world through bars.

Jalutsi, Jan: Stories from a Travel Cellar
2011 (84.2 Fiction)
Jalutsi, famous for his prison adventures, tells the funny and unusual stories he has heard: about the birdman of Kakola, the drug dog beloved by the prisoners, and Paha-Make's fake one-ton banknote. The stories create a picture of prison life, the changes in prison administration, the variety of prisoners, and the strict principles of the old gang of bandits, which are uncompromising.

Saarikoski, Sonja: Female Prisoners
2023 (33.5 Criminal Law.)
What kind of paths lead behind bars? A book about crime and punishment, the person behind the crime and the events surrounding it. Fragments of the invisible realities and institutions of the welfare state, power and its use. What is it like to be a woman in a prison designed for men – as part of a minority of minorities?

Johansson, Late: Late
2020 (99.1 Biographies)
In a book edited by crime journalist Jarkko Sipilä, Late, the founder of a criminal organization convicted of murder, tells of his journey to the heart of organized crime and his long return to society.

Tranberg, Janne: Finnish prison escapes
2024 (30.16 Criminology)
The ingenious plans of criminals.
The book uses previously classified documents to reveal how Finland's most legendary prison escapes and the wave of bank robberies that followed unfolded. In 1988, three dangerous prisoners escaped from Kakola in Turku: Hammar, Orajärvi and Tenhunen. During their escape, they robbed banks in Finland and Sweden. Only two of them returned to prison alive.

Raninen, Janne: Cell flap from prison
2021 (99.1 Biographies)
A collection of stories from Finnish prisons from different decades. Stories have been collected from the cell sections of Katajanokka, Sukeva and Riihimäki. The work opens up a glimpse into the Finnish prison world, such as how pontik was dropped from a pontik factory in Sörka prison and what lucky thing happened to a Serbian war criminal in Riihimäki.

Cash, Johnny: At Folsom Prison
1999 (78.8913 Country, CD
The first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. After his song “Folsom Prison Blues,” Cash wanted to record a performance in prison and performed at Huntsville State Prison in 1957, as well as at several other prisons.

The key to escape
2003 (84.5 Movies, DVDs)
In this crime drama, successful banker Andy is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. Shawshank State Penitentiary shows the hierarchy among the inmates, corruption, and sadistic guards. With his intelligence and the help he learned at the bank, Andy gains space and respect for himself.

Topics: armies, conscription, war

Lundan, Reko: Without great sorrows
2002 (84.2 Fiction)
Hanna and Ripa's relationship endures through years and hardships, until it fades and the couple goes their separate ways. The children Aki and Liisa move to their father's garrison area, experience loneliness, grow into sexuality, and try to figure themselves out.

Hattula, Markku: Raven Warriors of the Winter War
2021 (84.2 Fiction, War)
In the early winter of 1939, the enemy is on the border. The men of Kuhmo, who have been in the military, are called to arms. In the face of a superior enemy, they dig in icy trenches, ski patrols attack enemy positions, destroy tanks with Molotov cocktails, and are in constant danger of death.

Winn, Alice: In memoriam
2023 (84.2 Fiction)
In 1914, boarding school student Henry flees his forbidden love and enlists in the war. His best friend joins him, full of grandiose ideas of war heroism, but soon the horrors of the front become all too familiar to the boys.

Enqvist, Ove: Life on coastal forts: a unique life form lost
2022 (39 National Defense)
The occupied fortress islands were part of Finland's coastal defense system. Life was isolated and people had to spend months on the islands. The islands were permanent micro-societies that included both the families of the personnel and the conscripts.

Aunila, Seija: The secret army of homes: women under strict control during the war years
2022 (92.7 Finnish History)
The wartime heroine was the mother of a large family, who often received her patriotic lessons from a women's magazine. Media influencers of her time idolized the mother or spouse of a fallen hero; a woman sacrificing herself for her country was the ideal. Strong female journalists were also victims of propaganda themselves and had to adjust their opinions after peace.

Tölli, Kaisa-Maria: Disturbance!: a woman in the inti
2018 (39 National Defense)
“It was one hell of a ride, but definitely worth it.” – Woman 24 years old, mortar line, Uusimaa Brigade. In this book, women themselves, instead of security-political figures, talk about women's military service.

The Civil War: Stories of Time and War
2018 (78.322 Solo, CD)
The album takes you through the bloody Finnish Civil War. The common thread running through Leevi Madetoja's work Kuoleman puutarha, the first part of which was originally composed in memory of Madetoja's brother Yrjö, who fell in the battles. Written sources come from newspapers of the time and people's diaries, among other things.

Hacksaw ridge
2016 (84.5 War Film, DVD)
Based on true events, the story of young American soldier Desmond T. Doss, who refuses to take up arms during the Battle of Okinawa. Doss became the first soldier to refuse to bear arms for moral and ethical reasons and be awarded for his bravery since World War II.

Topics: locomotives, railway

Pooley, Clare: Every Day on Pier 5
2023 (84.2 Fiction)
Every weekday morning at 8.05:XNUMX, Iona Iverson boards the same train from the same platform. Every morning, she sees the same fellow passengers on the train. One morning, one of them chokes on a grape. The event sets off a chain reaction and unites a diverse group of people. Do they perhaps have more in common than the same commute?

Christie, Agatha: From Paddington 16.50
1957/1982 (84.2 Fiction)
Mrs. McGillicuddy boards a train and sees a murder: a woman is strangled to death on the adjacent tracks. The police are suspicious because there is no body. Fortunately, the lady's circle of acquaintances includes the fragile but sharp-eyed Miss Marple, who takes the case more seriously.

Lang, Maria: No Return Ticket
1969/2012 (84.2 Fiction)
Multimillionaire Martin Olsén is sleeping in a train carriage on his way to his estate for the weekend. Suddenly, it is discovered that the man is not sleeping, but dead. Christer Wijk arrives quickly, but the case seems impossible to solve. The work is a brilliant locked room mystery, which Lang wrote as a tribute to Agatha Christie.

Nihtilä, Risto: Train acquaintance
2005 (84.2 Fiction)
I've taken the train to grandma's, to school, to study, to the military, to work and to travel. I've fallen off the train once and been late many times. A collection of Risto Nihtilä's columns published in Aamuposti.

Salo, Kari: The Commander-in-Chief's Train
2018 (92.7 Finnish history, period of independence)
Numerous books have been written about Mannerheim. Almost nothing has been said about the Commander-in-Chief's train. This work tells what this train was, where it traveled and how it was connected to Finnish history. The train made over a hundred journeys and served as an important means of transport for Marshal Mannerheim during the war years. The work takes us through the war years to peacetime.

Viinikainen, Sakari: Dry-rail railway stories
2022 (69.62 Land transport)
In his book, Viinikainen browses through the pages of history with a twinkle in the corner of his eye. What was a big and serious issue in its time can seem very comical today. The book consists of small stories. They shed light on how the railway has affected the lives of ordinary people. The pictures in the stories are essential.

Rosti, Vicky: I am strong: all the best
2004 (78.891 Pop music, CD)
I look back and the rails remain there.
The train is rumbling, and I can't see my friend now.
I have a long-distance ticket...
The album features this hit song and other hits produced by Vicky.

Night train to Lisbon
2014 (84.5 Movies, DVDs)
It all begins with a chance encounter and a book. After saving a beautiful woman from suicide, a professor sets out to uncover her identity, armed only with a book and a train ticket to Lisbon. The journey gives him the opportunity to reevaluate his past and encounter unexpectedly fascinating adventures.

The reading challenge also includes plain language books that you can read. Plain language books are written in plain language and are intended for anyone who has difficulty reading books in general language. Some of the plain language books are written directly in plain language, and some are plain language adaptations based on books in general language (Selkokeskus).

The reference books can be found in the non-fiction section of the adult section of the library.

Allinna

Ollilainen, Maiju: The Mind-Blowing Man and the Brown Sauce
2024 (84.2 Fiction)
A man can build houses, but not cook. When his wife is hospitalized, he has to grab a ladle and a pot, learn how to cook. Follow the trials, errors, and views on what constitutes the right kind of food.

Haltamminsuo

Samela, Seija: Let's go to the forest: atmospheric pictures of the Finnish forest
2012 (67.5 Forestry)
The book introduces you to the Finnish forest, its atmosphere, various plants and various animals. The forest is a place where you can find peace, but it is also full of life, things to see and experience. The book invites the reader to join you in the wonderful world of the forest.

Heraklion

Bagge, Tapani: Kirves-Reetta
2023 (84.2 Fiction)
Koskela first buys a calf and then an organic farm in the country. The writer friend gets to experience the joys and especially the horrors of rural life. Luckily, the neighbor's grandmother is always ready to help. But what is haunting the attic? And who is Kirves-Reetta?

Cinema Sampo

Asikainen, Katja: The First Greening: Helene Schjerfbeck's Story of the Convalescent Home
2022 (84.2 Fiction)
Helene Schjerfbeck was a famous Finnish artist, whose most famous painting is called The Convalescent. It depicts a little girl suffering from a serious illness. Katja Asikainen's book Ensi viherrys tells the story of the artist and her model in plain language.

Glassworks

Knuuttila, Sanna-Leena: Daughters of Another Country
2024 (84.2 Fiction)
Mirja and Niilo set off on a journey towards golden America. A country where they hope to find a home and a better livelihood than the frozen potato fields in their home country of Finland. Mirja and Niilo work in a mine and in a miners' dormitory. They save money for their own house and orange trees.

Love mountain

Takala, Tuija: The right one for Laura
2018 (84.2 Fiction)
Laura is turning 25. Isn't it time to look back on her past life? There are a lot of surprises in an ordinary life. They happen when Laura is looking for love. Sometimes it really does, but that's how Laura finds herself – and the right person for Laura.

Peltosaari

Männikkölahti, Hanna: Unknown Kimi Räikkönen
2019 (79.52 Motorsports)
Kimi Räikkönen (b. 1979) is a Finnish Formula 1 driver. He is from Espoo, but currently lives in Switzerland with his wife and two children. Kimi Räikkönen is known as a man who doesn't talk much. Now he has spoken.

Prison

Männikkölahti, Hanna: Red as Blood
2017 (84.2 Fiction)
High school students find a plastic bag full of bloody banknotes on a winter night. Where did the banknotes come from? Whose blood is on them? 17-year-old Lumikki Andersson begins to solve the mystery, even though she doesn't want to. Four cold and dangerous days lie ahead in Tampere.

Garrison

Knuuttila, Sanna-Leena: Frozen Roads
2020 (84.2 Fiction)
Although Finland and the Soviet Union made peace after the Continuation War, northern Finland once again became a battlefield. The Lapland War broke out and Finnish women once again embarked on a long evacuation journey.

Locomotive stables

Rajala, Pertti: Railway
2016 (84.2 Fiction)
The residents of the forest cabin, Matti and Liisa, hear that a railway has been built in the neighboring village. Neither of them has ever seen a train or a railway. What does it look like? Matti and Liisa decide to go see what kind of miracle it really is.