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The National Library of Finland (Finnish: Kansalliskirjasto, Swedish: Nationalbiblioteket) is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. From 1919 to 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library (Finnish: Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto). [1]
In 2019, the Helsinki City Library registered more than 9 million visitors to its branches. [4] In 1981, the Helsinki City Library began serving as the national central library for Finnish public libraries, and in 2018 it gained responsibility for overseeing development of libraries nationwide under the 2016 Public Libraries Act. [5]
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.
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 ...
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. Music related materials are stored at the Tikkurila Library in Tikkurila, Vantaa.
The National Library of Finland is the oldest and largest scholarly library in Finland as well as one of the largest independent institutes at the University of Helsinki. It is responsible for the collection, description, preservation and accessibility of Finland's printed national heritage and the unique collections under its care. The ...
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]
The Helsinki University Library (Finnish: Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto) is the largest multidisciplinary university library in Finland. It was established on 1 January 2010. [ 1 ] The Helsinki University Library is an independent institute of the University of Helsinki and open to all information seekers.