News flash

Only self-service libraries are open 6 December, Finland's Independence Day. Other libraries are closed.

Helsinki Central Library Oodi will turn one year old on 5 December. Opened on 5 December 2018, Oodi had a successful first year, as the estimates for the number of visits have already been far exceeded.

Helsinki City Library has recorded a higher number of both library visits and loans compared to last year. While the growth has been fuelled primarily by Central Library Oodi, the attractiveness of local libraries has been noted all over Helsinki.

The self-service hours of Point library in the evenings and over the weekends will be reduced for the period of October 21-December 31, 2019.

Koivukylä library will move to temporary premises at Koivukeskus shopping mall in November. The library will be closed during the move, that is, from October 28 to November 10. We aim to open the new premises on October 11. 

Pitäjänmäki library will be closed for renovation from 30 September 2019 , and Paloheinä library will be closed from 7 October 2019.

The EU Payment Services Directive imposes new security regulations on online payments. In practice this means that payments can no longer be made with the information on the card only, but online card payments require identification with online banking codes, for example.

Summer fun and games from the library! Read and play our Summer Reading Bingo or explore the city with the Library Summer Tour.

The Helmet Film Challenge invites and challenges you to broaden your horizons and to look for new experiences on film: the classics, cult favorites – or perhaps, the films that you have been meaning to watch for a long time.

Customers of Helmet libraries gained access to a new digital magazine newsstand, Flipster, on 1 July 2019. At the same time, access to the e-magazine service RBdigital ended at Helmet libraries. Flipster makes reading digital magazines easier than before.