Autumn has arrived in the library

Libraries have now returned to regular opening hours after the summer and are offering a wide range of events. Read our seven tips for the autumn. Welcome to the library!

Is your library card valid?

Has your library card expired or gotten lost, or have you just recently moved to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area? Come by to get your own library card! You can fill in the application in the Helmet online library, and then pick up your library card at any Helmet library. Please bring your ID with you. You can also use your library card electronically with your phone. Library card and loans

Register as a user of the self-service library

If you want to visit a library during its self-service hours, make sure you are registered as a self-service library user. You can register at the library by signing the user rules for self-service libraries at the customer service desk. Please bring your ID with you. Self-service libraries

Check your contact details

Check your account to make sure your address, phone number and email address are up to date. This ensures that your booking notifications and reminders of due dates are sent to the right address.

Save book tips and music recommendations

For book tips, visit the online library’s sites Literature and Children and young people. For book tips in different languages, please see the Multilingual services page. For music recommendations, see the Music page. New books, albums, films and games are listed on the New titles page.

Make a reservation and loan a big pile of stuff: you can have 100 loans and 100 reservations at the same time.

Use e-materials at home or in the library

The e-library is open even when libraries are closed. You can read books and magazines, listen to music and learn languages wherever and whenever you want. E-library

Participate in events

Library events are back in full swing in autumn. Browse the event calendar to find an entertaining, educational and useful event. Take part in a book club, get advice on how to use digital devices, listen to a guest author, join a story time with your child, sing karaoke or come by to play a board game. Events

Hold a meeting at a library

Many libraries have meeting rooms and workspaces that are available free of charge. Information about the facilities and how to book them can be found on each library’s own website. Libraries and opening hours