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From 1919 to 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library (Finnish: Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto). [1] The National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage. By Finnish law, the National Library is a legal deposit library and receives copies of all printed matter, as well as audiovisual
The Helmet network consists of 66 locations and six bookmobiles. [1] The regional book storage facility is located at the Helsinki City Library in Pasila , Helsinki. The 844 m 2 (9,080 sq ft) storage facility's collection includes more than 200,000 books and over 900 magazine annual volumes.
The library is situated in the Kluuvi district, close to Helsinki Central Station and next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Despite its name, the library is not the main library in the Helsinki City Library system, which is located in Pasila instead; [ 1 ] "central" refers to its location in the city centre.
The Parliament of Finland assembled there before the current Parliament House was built. The part of Yliopistonkatu at Porthania is a pedestrian street. [3] [4] Yliopistonkatu continues to the west as the slightly narrower pedestrian street Ateneuminkuja running between the Ateneum and Aikatalo buildings from Mikonkatu to Keskuskatu.
Helsinki City Library (Finnish: Helsingin Kaupunginkirjasto, until 1910 Helsinki People's Library) is the largest public library in Finland. Owned by the City of Helsinki, the library has 37 branches and a collection of about 1.56 million books. [1] The City Library is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries network.
In its field of expertise, the library of the National Archives is the only library that is a part of Finnish national library network. [ 31 ] The library's collection comprises about 334,000 volumes from Finland and abroad and around 200 magazines in various languages. [ 32 ]
A "♦" indicates a national library of a province or state, or constituent country or dependent state [neutrality is disputed]. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained.
Before her appointment to the position of National Librarian, af Forselles worked as the Head Librarian [4] at the Finnish Literature Society (SKS) from 2005 to 2018. Prior to that, she held various positions at the University of Helsinki and the National Library of Finland. During her career, Director Cecilia af Forselles has edited and ...