Helsinki City Library is the largest public library in Finland, the home library for the 559 000 residents of Helsinki and the Central Library of our country's public libraries. The library is open to all.
We offer
- 36 libraries
- two mobile libraries
- 11 institutional libraries
- one newspaper reading room
- home library service
- meetingpoint@lasipalatsi
- virtual library at www.lib.hel.fi/en-GB/
Helsinki City Library has a staff of 500 people.
Helsinki City Library's mission statement
Helsinki City Library provides a basic civic service available to everyone. As a part of the worldwide network of libraries, we offer unrestricted access to sources of culture and information.
As part of local community and on an interactive basis we develop the library services needed by our clients in order to be active members of society and enjoy life.
Helsinki City Library's vision 2017
The library is an enricher of ideas and thoughts, whereby sharing knowledge, skills and stories we together create a new civic society.
Helsinki City Library’s values
- Customer-oriented
- Reliable
- Pluralist
- Multi-dimensional
- Economical
- Equal