The Autumn Term Opening Hours begin on 27.8.

Summer time is coming to an end and the Autumn opening hours will start on August 27th 2018 apart from Kumpula campus library, which opens a week later on the September the 3rd.

The Opening Hours for the Libraries:

  • Main Library Kaisa House: Mon-Fri 8-20 and Sat 11-17. Customer service Mon-Fri 10-19, Sat 11-17.
  • Kumpula: (Note! Opens on 3rd of September) Mon-Fri 8-18. Customer service 10-17.
  • Terkko: Mon-Fri 8-20. Customer service 10-17.
  • Viikki: Mon-Fri 8-19. Customer service 10-17.

From September 16th until November 25th the Main Library will be open on Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm, with the exception of the weekend of All Saints’ Day 3.-4.11. during which the whole building will be closed.

All opening hours including exceptions can be found on library’s website.

Please notice exceptions to regular opening hours during Easter

During Easter the libraries are closed from Good Friday March 30th until Easter Monday April 2nd, 2018.
On Maundy Thursday (March 29th), the libraries are open as follows:
– Kaisa House  8 a.m. – 6 p.m (customer service 10 a.m. – 6 p.m).
– Kumpula, Terkko and Viikki 8 a.m. – 4 p.m (customer service 10 a.m. – 4 p.m).

Learning Centres Aleksandria and Minerva are open 8 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. on Maundy Thursday. Aleksandria can be accessed with magnetic key during Easter (from 7 a.m. until 1 a.m.).

Kaisa House is open also on Sundays 4.3.-29.4.

From March 4th until April 29th the Main Library will be open from 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays, with the exception of Easter holidays (from Friday March 30th to Monday April 2nd), during which period the building will be closed.

Entrance on Sundays is from Fabianinkatu or by lift from Kaisaniemenkatu (1st floor) or by lift from Helsinki University metro station (floor K1).

Finland’s most popular learning environment works as self-service library

On Sundays Kaisa House will function as a self-service library. The collections and facilities are available to customers on all floors. The customer service on the 3rd floor is closed.

You can pick up your reservations as self-service from the open shelves at the service desk. Should you have problems with using the library or the self-service facilities, phone service will be available.

In case you need a guest login to the University network or copy cards (e.g. for printing), you have to get these earlier in the week.

Kaisa House is open also on Sundays 8.10.-26.11.2017

From October 8th until November 26th the Main Library will be open from 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays, with the exception of the weekend of All Saints’ Day 4.-5.11. during which the whole building will be closed.

Entrance on Sundays is from Fabianinkatu or by lift from Kaisaniemenkatu (1st floor) or by lift from Helsinki University metro station (floor K1).

On Sundays Kaisa House will function as a self-service library. The collections and facilities are available to customers on all floors. The customer service on the 3rd floor is closed.

You can pick up your reservations as self-service from the open shelves at the service desk. Should you have problems with using the library or the self-service facilities, phone service will be available.

In case you need a guest login to the University network or copy cards (e.g. for printing), you have to get these earlier in the week.

Summer opening hours in Main Library and Aleksandria from June 18th

Kaisa House’s and Learning Centre Aleksandria’s summer opening hours begin on Saturday, June 18th. Both houses will be closed on Saturday.

Main Library Kaisa House
Sat 18.6. – Sun 21.8.

  • Mon-Fri 9-18, Sat closed
  • Fri 24.6. closed.

Learning Centre Aleksandria
Sat 18.6.- Sun 21.8.

  • Mon-Fri 9-17:45, Sat closed
  • Fri 24.6. closed.
  • Access with a magnetic key all summer Mon-Sun at 07 a.m. – 01 a.m.

Learning Centre Minerva
Mon 6.6.- Sun 26.8.

  • Mon-Fri 9-15:45
  • Fri 24.6. closed.

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Library has exceptional opening hours in May 4th-6th

On Wednesday May 4th libraries are open as follows:
– Main Library 8-18
– Kumpula, Terkko, Viikki 9-16
– Dental Library 9-15.

Learning Centres
– Aleksandria 8-17:45
– Minerva 8-17:45.

On Thursday May 5th (Ascension Day) libraries and learning centres are closed.
Aleksandria can be accessed with a magnetic key.

On Friday May 6th libraries and learning centres are open:
– Main Library 8-20
– Kumpula, Terkko, Viikki 9-16
– Dental Library closed
– Aleksandria 8-19:45
– Minerva 8-19:45.

The Helsinki University Library has summer opening hours from June 1st, 2016.
You will find them from the website: helsinki.fi/kirjasto/en/services/opening-hours/

In April, Kaisa Library is open on Sundays

Spring is a busy time for students. In April 1000 places for study will be available even on Sundays on the City Centre Campus.

The Main Library will be open on three Sundays: April 12th, 19th and 26th. 

Customer services on the 3rd floor and the study places in the entire library will be available from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Make use of this unique opportunity and spend a Sunday in the library! Share your experience on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #munkirjasto or #sunlibrary. Every week there will be a prize draw for a gift between the participants.

You can also leave a message on the flip chart in the main library, or e-mail us at library(at)helsinki.fi.

 

Minerva’s collections move to Kaisa House in April

KirjamuuttolaatikkoThe behavioural sciences collections and the library customer service will move from Minerva to the Helsinki University Main Library in Kaisa House this spring. The last day the Minerva library will be open is 2 April 2015.

  • Journals were moved from Minerva in February and are available now in Kaisa: two most recent volumes are on the 7th floor, older volumes on the floor K4.
  • Books borrowed from Minerva on or after 2 March 2015 will not be due until 6 August 2015. Books can be returned to all campus libraries and, in April, also to the returns box at the Minerva library. You can also use the night-time returns box by the Kaisa House or by Kumpula Campus Library. The books will be marked as returned the next day the library opens.
  • Books will be moved from Minerva to Kaisa as of 7 April 2015 and will be available in Kaisa by 1 June.
  • Theses will be available in Kaisa House no later than 20 April 2015. To get access to printed theses in the Main Library, please submit a call slip in Helka from the “request” button.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the move.

More information about the move of the collections can be obtained from Ritva Hagelin, Development Manager, ritva.hagelin(at)helsinki.fi.

Minerva Library of Behavioural Sciences