List of libraries in Finland

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This is a list of libraries in Finland.

Libraries by region

Åland

• Mariehamn City Library  [ Wikidata ]

Central Finland

• Jyväskylä University Library

Central Ostrobothnia

• Jyväskylä City Library  [ Wikidata ]

Kainuu

• Kajaani City Library  [ Wikidata ]

Kanta-Häme

• Hämeenlinna City Library  [ Wikidata ]

Kymenlaakso

• Kotka City Library  [ Wikidata ]

Lapland

• Lapland University Library  [ Wikidata ]
• Rovaniemi Library

North Karelia

• Karelia University of Applied Sciences Library  [ Wikidata ], Joensuu

North Ostrobothnia

• Oulu City Library ^[1]
• Oulu University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[2]

North Savo

• Kuopio City Library ^[1]
• Library of the University of Eastern Finland  [ Wikidata ], ^[2] Kuopio
• National Repository Library, Kuopio ^[3]

Ostrobothnia

• Tritonia Academic Library, Vaasa ^[2]

Päijät-Häme

• Joint Library of Higher Education Institutions  [ Wikidata ], Lahti
• LUT Academic Library  [ Wikidata ], Lahti

Pirkanmaa

• Tampere Central Library
• Tampere University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[2]

Satakunta

• Pori City Library  [ Wikidata ]

South Karelia

• Lappeenranta Science Library  [ Wikidata ]

South Ostrobothnia

• Alajärvi Library
• Seinäjoki Library

South Savo

• Mikkeli Regional Library  [ Wikidata ]

Southwest Finland

• Åbo Akademi University Library  [ Wikidata ], ^[2] Turku
• Turku City Library ^[1]
  • Turku Main Library
• Turku University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[2]

Uusimaa

• Aalto University Library, Espoo
• Finnish Literature Society Library, Helsinki ^[2]
• Helsinki Central Library Oodi
• Helsinki City Library ^[1]
  • Library 10, 2005–2018
• Helsinki German Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[3]
• Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries
• Helsinki University Library ^[2]
• Kallio Library, Helsinki
• Library of Parliament, Finland  [ Wikidata ], Helsinki ^[3]
• Library of the Labour Movement  [ Wikidata ], Helsinki ^[3]
• National Archives of Finland Library, Helsinki
• National Library of Finland, Helsinki ^[2]
• National Library of Health Sciences  [ Wikidata ], Helsinki
• Rikhardinkatu library, Helsinki
• Sibelius Academy Library  [ Wikidata ], Helsinki
• Sports Library of Finland  [ Wikidata ], Helsinki ^[3]

See also

• List of archives in Finland

in Finnish

• AMKIT Consortium of university libraries (in Finnish)
• Finnish law libraries (in Finnish)
• Finnish Library Association (in Finnish)
• Finnish Research Library Association (in Finnish)
• List of provincial libraries in Finland (in Finnish)

References

1. Consortium members, Finland: FinELib Consortium, retrieved 2026-01-23
2. "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-01-23
3. Erikoiskirjastojen ja tietopalvelujen verkoston jäsenet [Members of the Network of Special Libraries and Information Services] (in Finnish), Finland: Erikoiskirjastojen ja tietopalvelujen verkosto (EriK), retrieved 2026-01-23

External links

• Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae, Finnish professional association for medical library workers, est. 1980
• Finland’s Swedish Library Association, for "Swedish-speaking library professionals in Finland"