Services

Art Lending Services of Helsinki Artists' Association are available on the ground floor of the library. Read more: Helsinki Artists' Association´s Art Lending Services

 

A selection of board games for loan or to be played in the library for people of all ages.

Recycling point for books brought in by customers. Bring up to five books at a time. You can take as many as you like.

The electronic service guide E-opas helps you with using free-of-charge electronic materials available at the library, such as e-books, digital magazines, online courses and e-audiobooks. Appointment booking at the library.

Volunteer peer guides from Enter help seniors with using computers, tablets, smartphones and electronic services. 

Want something new to read? Too much to read but don’t know where to start? Want some reading tips just for fun?

Quick reading tips is easy and fun way to get personalized reading list just for you. Helsinki City Library’s staff will make your list from words you choose from, and the list will come directly to your e-mail.

Fill a form and the marvelous world of books is on its way.

General fiction

Other realities

The rainbow shelf improves the discoverability and equality of LGBTQIA* material in the library. Library staff stock the rainbow shelf with materials for adults, young people and children that describe the life of sexual and gender minorities and rainbow culture mainly through positive representation. Homophobic and transphobic material does not belong on the rainbow shelf. Rainbow shelves can be found in several Helmet libraries, and all their materials can be reserved and borrowed in accordance with the Helmet rules of use. The material placed in the rainbow shelves of Helsinki City Library can be found in the Helmet database with the search word “sateenkaarihylly” (“rainbow shelf”).

Audiobooks in the Celia library are intended for people with various challenges with reading. As an online customer, you can use your device to listen to any of the 40,000 audiobooks in the library collection, and as a CD club customer audiobooks will be delivered to you at home every month. You will need a picture ID for registration. People under the age of 15 need a guarantor.

Further information (in Finnish): Celia.fi

You can print A4/A3 black and white or colour prints on the customer printers. Price €0.40 per sheet.  Customers can also use the printing service from their own devices. 

Customers have the use of a free-of-charge wireless network.

Library holds a rare and versatile collection of artist´s books. The collection comprises of over 400 books from all around the world. 

The Riku Collection on the level E of the Book Tower focuses on materials about Helsinki and its city centre. 

Lockable charging cabinet for mobile phones. 

There are several customer computers available in the library.

Black and white or colour copies, self-service, sizes A4 and A3. Copy €0.40/sheet. You can also use the copier to scan documents to your e-mail or a memory stick.

You can read Finnish newspapers and foreign newspapers and magazines in digital format on designated tablets at the library.

Check out more detailed information on the digital magazine service at the library here: https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/eLibrary/Magazines

Loan period 14 days

A scanner is available for customer use in Work room Tyko. Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/
You can also use the copier to scan documents to your e-mail or a memory stick.

Option to use the self check-out and return machines for checking out and returning material.

You can use a Cyrillic or Arabic keyboard at the library.

You can borrow an Android tablet in the lobby of Children´s department. The tablet can be used in the library premises only. You need a library card and a pin code to borrow the device.

You can hold exhibitions free of charge at the library.

Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/

Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/

You can find the library’s newspapers and magazines in the newspaper reading room. The room is suitable for reading and working quietly. The space is equipped with Wi-Fi and electrical outlets. You cannot reserve the room.

Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi

The silent reading room is suitable for reading and studying. The space is equipped with Wi-Fi. You cannot reserve the room.

The space is also used for public events. 

Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/