Welcome to the new Helmet online library!

The new Helmet online library will soon be ready, and the service is already available to customers at helmet.finna.fi. From 8 April 2024 onwards, the web address helmet.fi will lead to the new online library.

The new online library is clearer and more visual than the previous version. The overhaul process focused particularly on the accessibility and mobile use of the online library.

You can use the online library to search for materials, make reservations and renew loans, pay library fees, ask for advice via a chat service and update your customer information. The service also has an electronic library card built in.

As a new feature, the online library can remember your login for six months at a time.

The contents of the Helmet online library are compiled and maintained by library staff members. The web library provides the contact details and opening hours of Helmet libraries, information about the libraries’ events and services, and inspiring literature, music, movie and game tips for people of all ages.

In addition to recommendation lists, the online library features new item lists and highlights related to interesting websites. The lists are carousels, meaning that they can be swiped horizontally.

You can use the new Helmet online library in Finnish, Swedish and English. The ‘Multilingual services’ section provides information about the library in other languages as well.

The Helmet online library uses Finna, an online service platform administrated and provided to public libraries free of charge by the National Library of Finland. 90% of public libraries in Finland are already using a Finna-based web library.

In 2023, the Helmet network recorded 6.8 million web library visits. The Helmet network provides services to over one million residents in the Metropolitan Area of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen.

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