Opening hours
On Independence Day Eve, 5 December, the library's locations will be open as following:
- Kaisa House at 8-20, customer Service at 10-18
- Kumpula and Viikki at 8-18, customer service at 10-17
- Meilahti at 8-16, customer service at 10-16
On Independence Day, 6 December, all libraries will be closed.
At the turn of the year, Kaisa House has exceptions in opening hours between 23 December - 6 January and Viikki Campus Library between 21 December - 6 January.
Meilahti Campus Library has shorter opening hours between 9 - 15 December and 7 - 12 January.
Meilahti Campus Library is closed between 16 December - 6 January and Kumpula Campus Library between 24 December - 6 January.
Borrowing and returning printed materials
The due date for material from the Meilahti collection is 9 January 2025 as follows:
- 28 day loans starting on 18 November
- 14 day loans (textbooks) starting on 2 December
- 2 day loans starting on 12 December
The due date for material from the Kaisa House, Kumpula and Viikki collections is 9 January 2025 as follows:
- 28 day loans starting on 25 November
- 14 day loans (textbooks) starting on 9 December
- 2 day loans starting on 19 December
You can order books from the Kumpula and Meilahti collections to be picked up from the Kaisa House and Viikki by making a normal reservation for the book in Helka.
You can return books to the Main Library and Viikki Campus Library during the opening hours. Books can be returned to the drop boxes around the clock at Kaisa House and Kumpula. In Meilahti, books can be returned to the Haartman Institute's return box (Haartmaninkatu 3) during the building's opening hours.