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Opening hours

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Opening Hours of The National Library of Finland
Exceptional hours

Opening Hours of The National Library of Finland

Opening hours from 30th of November 2020 onwards

We will offer limited self-service loaning from the 30th of November onwards. Read more.

  • Self-service loaning and return of books on weekdays between 11 AM and 4 PM
  • The Special Collections Reading Room and the North Hall are open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and customers can book visiting times. Read more.

 

Exceptional hours

The National Library has exceptional opening hours on public holidays and on their eve days, between Christmas and Epiphany, as well as on individual other days.

Tue 26th of Jan to Wed 27th of Jan due to library system update
Library is closed

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