List of libraries in Finland
This is a list of libraries in Finland.
Libraries by region
Åland
- Mariehamn City Library
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
- Jyväskylä City Library
Kainuu
- Kajaani City Library
Kanta-Häme
- Hämeenlinna City Library
Kymenlaakso
- Kotka City Library
Lapland
- Lapland University Library
- Rovaniemi Library
North Karelia
- Karelia University of Applied Sciences Library, Joensuu
North Ostrobothnia
- Oulu City Library[1]
- Oulu University Library[2]
North Savo
- Kuopio City Library[1]
- Library of the University of Eastern Finland,[2] Kuopio
- National Repository Library, Kuopio[3]
Ostrobothnia
- Tritonia Academic Library, Vaasa[2]
Päijät-Häme
- Joint Library of Higher Education Institutions, Lahti
- LUT Academic Library, Lahti
Pirkanmaa
- Tampere Central Library
- Tampere University Library[2]
Satakunta
- Pori City Library
South Karelia
- Lappeenranta Science Library
South Ostrobothnia
South Savo
- Mikkeli Regional Library
Southwest Finland
- Åbo Akademi University Library,[2] Turku
- Turku City Library[1]
- Turku University Library[2]
Uusimaa
- Aalto University Library, Espoo
- Finnish Literature Society Library, Helsinki[2]
- Helsinki Central Library Oodi
- Helsinki City Library[1]
- Library 10, 2005–2018
- Helsinki German Library [3]
- Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries
- Helsinki University Library[2]
- Kallio Library, Helsinki
- Library of Parliament, Finland , Helsinki[3][4]
- Library of the Labour Movement, Helsinki[3]
- National Archives of Finland Library, Helsinki
- National Library of Finland, Helsinki[2]
- National Library of Health Sciences , Helsinki
- Rikhardinkatu library, Helsinki
- Sibelius Academy Library, Helsinki
- Sports Library of Finland , Helsinki[3]
See also
- in Finnish
- AMKIT Consortium of university libraries (in Finnish)
- Finnish law libraries (in Finnish)
- Finnish Library Association (in Finnish)
- Finnish Music Library Association (in Finnish)
- Finnish Research Library Association (in Finnish)
- List of provincial libraries in Finland (in Finnish)
References
- ^ a b c d Consortium members, Finland: FinELib Consortium, retrieved 2026-01-23
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-01-23
- ^ a b c d e Erikoiskirjastojen ja tietopalvelujen verkoston jäsenet [Members of the Network of Special Libraries and Information Services] (in Finnish), Finland: Erikoiskirjastojen ja tietopalvelujen verkosto (EriK), retrieved 2026-01-23
- ^ "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-01-24
Further reading
- Rudolph C. Ellsworth (1965). "Research Libraries in Finland". Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy. 35. US. JSTOR 4305566.
- Lucile Hatch (1971). "Public Libraries in Finland". Journal of Library History. 6. US. JSTOR 25540323.
- Pirjo Vatanen (1993). "The Birth of an Institution: Finnish Public Libraries up to the 1920s". Libraries & Culture. 28. US. JSTOR 25542501.
- "Finland". World Guide to Libraries 2017. Vol. 1 (32nd ed.). Germany: De Gruyter Saur. 2017. ISBN 9783110517514 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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- Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae, Finnish professional association for medical library workers, est. 1980
- Finland’s Swedish Library Association, for "Swedish-speaking library professionals in Finland"
- "Library Map of the World: Finland", ifla.org, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions