Två dikter af K. Aug. Tavaststjerna

Soitinnus: lauluääni, piano.

”Kyllähän nyt pitäs olla jo semmonen aika, että pääsis niin k�� keskustelemhan näistä asioista.” Tutkimus lappilaisten sotavankien, partisaanien uhrien ja huutolaisten elämänkulusta, voimavaroista, terveydestä ja sairauksista

Research into the course of life, mental stamina and health status of wartime prisoners, victims of Soviet partisan attacks, and paupers in Finnish Lapland The basis of this research comprised the issues raised during the interviews conducted in my work as a general practitioner in Lapland, regarding factors that have possibly affected the life stories and health conditions of Lappish people who had lived through the war as war prisoners, victims of partisan attacks, or paupers. The purpose of the study was to describe how the different life phases and experiences emerged from the interviewees’ stories and to identify their mental stamina. Another goal was to make observations on their health status, in which the main emphasis became to address mental symptoms. The cohort consisted of elderly Finns who lived in Lapland during the war and experienced war imprisonment, pauperism, or became victims of partisan attacks. All three groups consisted of 12 interviewees. The interview transcripts were read several times and then investigated using the content analysis methods applicable to the material. The research methodology was based on building awareness and understanding. Thematic tagging and data coding were used as structured analysis tools. In all three groups most of the interviewees clearly identified their mental stamina, the most fundamental of which were home, family and work. The war prisoners’ injuries and nervous sensibility symptoms had been shown in earlier studies on war prisoners, and on this basis they had been granted disability pensions. However, many of them had suppressed their traumatic experiences and mental difficulties, and they could not talk about these issues until at the time of these interviews held at old age. Four of them still suffered from a post-traumatic stress disorder. The victims of Soviet partisans had had to carry their mental load alone for decades before the cruel ravages on civilians in remote areas of Lapland became publicly known. Most of them still had disturbing nervous sensibility symptoms. Four interviewees had a post-traumatic stress disorder, and in addition to these, the mental symptoms of one had developed into a post-traumatic stress disorder during old age. Many of the interviewees who had been left paupers remembered their childhood as filled with grief and feelings of inferiority, and had nightmares relating to their wartime experiences. Yet none of them suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The results showed that the exceptional suffering caused by the war, the wartime imprisonment and the devastating attacks by Soviet partisans had led especially to mental difficulties. These were left almost completely unnoticed in the post-war conditions, and the war victims were unable to seek help on their own. Based on the results, our health care for the elderly should focus on familiarization with the individual experiences and life stories of each elderly person. This can facilitate geriatric diagnostics and individual therapy planning. Empathic familiarization with the life experiences of the elderly may strengthen their mental stamina and improve the quality of successful aging.

J. K. Paasikiven kokoelma

Suurin osa Suomen tasavallan seitsemännen presidentin J. K. Paasikiven (1870-1966) kirjakokoelmasta säilytetään Turun yliopiston pääkirjaston Paasikivi-huoneessa. Osa kokoelmasta on myös suljetussa varastossa. Kokoelmaan kuuluu n. 7500 nidettä, pääosin yhteiskuntatiedettä ja politiikkaa, kansantaloutta ja historiaa. Melkein 4000 nidettä on luetteloitu Volter-tietokantaan, muuten aineisto löytyy korttiluettelosta. Turun yliopiston kirjasto sai vuonna 1957 vastaanottaa presidentin jälkisäädöksellä lahjoittaman kirjaston.

Concerto No. 1, in B Flat for Bassoon and Orchestra, K. 191

Soitinnus: Fagotti, ork.

Sonata No. 8, in C, K. 296

Soitinnus: Viulu, piano.

Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 452

Soitinnus: Piano, oboe, klarinetti, fagotti, k��yrätorvi.

Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 595

Soitinnus: Piano, ork.