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National Library of Finland

The National Library of Finland 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.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Email: kk-palvelu@helsinki.fi
  • Type: Library
  • Description: foremost research library in Finland
  • Also known as: “Kansalliskirjasto”, “kansalliskirjasto.fi”, “NatLibFi”, “University Library”, and “Yliopiston Kirjasto”
  • Address: Unioninkatu 36, Helsinki, 00170

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Senate Square.

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 110 metres east of National Library of Finland.

Square
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presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of , . is situated 140 metres southeast of National Library of Finland.

Museum
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Helsinki University Museum is the museum of the University of Helsinki. The museum was located until June 2014 in a building called Arppeanum on Snellmanninkatu off the north-east corner of Senate Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kluuvi and Kruununhaka.

Suburb
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is the commercial centre of , , and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the , Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in .

Suburb
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and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Quarter
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is a part of the centre of , , located immediately north of the Helsinki Central railway station and south of . The most famous part of is the park, a park covering many hectares right in the city centre.

National Library of Finland

Latitude
60.17034° or 60° 10′ 13″ north
Longitude
24.95027° or 24° 57′ 1″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Levels
4
Operator
Helsingin yliopisto
Open location code
9GG65XC2+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122595247
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­library
Geo­Names ID
12670338
Wiki­data ID
Q420747
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“National Library of Finland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية الفنلندية”
  • Armenian: “Ֆինլանդիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Finlandiya Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Bengali: “ফিনল্যান্ডের জাতীয় গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Finske”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Finlàndia”
  • Chinese: “芬兰国家图书馆”
  • Chinese: “芬蘭國家圖書館”
  • Croatian: “Finska nacionalna knjižnica”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Finska”
  • Danish: “Finlands nationalbibliotek”
  • Danish: “Finlands Nationalbibliotek”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Finland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المكتبه الوطنيه الفنلنديه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Finnlando”
  • Estonian: “Soome Rahvusraamatukogu”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto”
  • Finnish: “Kansalliskirjasto”
  • Finnish: “Suomen Kansalliskirjasto”
  • Finnish: “Turun akatemian kirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Finlande”
  • German: “Finnische Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “kansalliskirjasto.fi”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Finnland”
  • Greek: “Εθνική βιβλιοθήκη της Φιλανδίας”
  • Greek: “Εθνική βιβλιοθήκη της Φινλανδίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של פינלנד”
  • Hungarian: “Finn Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Inari Sami: “Aalmuglâškirjerááju”
  • Inari Sami: “Suomâ aalmuglâškirjerááju”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale della Finlandia”
  • Japanese: “フィンランド国立図書館”
  • Karelian: “Rahvahan bibliotiekku”
  • Korean: “핀란드 국립도서관”
  • Lithuanian: “Helsinkio universiteto biblioteka”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara Finland”
  • Northern Sami: “Álbmotgirjerádju”
  • Northern Sami: “Suoma álbmotgirjerádju”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Finlands nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Finlands nationalbibliotek”
  • Norwegian: “Finlands nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی فنلاند”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Finlandii”
  • Portuguese: “University Library”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională a Finlandei”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Финляндии”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Финске”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека”
  • Serbian: “Универзитетска библиотека”
  • Skolt Sami: “Lääʹdd meerǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Skolt Sami: “Lääʹdd meersažǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Skolt Sami: “Lääʹddjânnam meerǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Skolt Sami: “Lääʹddjânnam meersažǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Skolt Sami: “Meerǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Skolt Sami: “Meersažǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Slovenian: “kansalliskirjasto.fi”
  • Slovenian: “Narodna knjižnica Finske”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Finlandia”
  • Swedish: “Nationalbiblioteket”
  • Tatar: “Финляндия милли китапханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Finlandiya Millî Kütüphanesi”
  • Turkish: “Finlandiya Ulusal Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Фінляндії”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol y Ffindir”

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