Helsinki Central Library Oodi

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, commonly referred to as Oodi, is a public library in , . The library is situated in the district, close to and next to and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.
Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.
Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—9:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: municipal library in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Biblioteket Ode, Helsingfors”, “Central Library Oodi”, “Guovddášgirjerádju Oodi”, “Helsingin keskustakirjasto”, “Helsinki Central Library”, “Helsinki sentralbibliotek Oodi”, “Helsinkis sentralbibliotek Oodi”, “Kirjasto Oodi”, “Kirjasto Oodi, Helsinki”, “knihovna Oodi”, “Kõõskõsǩeʹrjjpõrtt Oodi”, “Kuávdáškirjerááju Oodi”, “Ode”, “Oodi-kirjasto”, “Oodi, Helsinki”, “Централна библиотека Ооди”, “Централна библиотека Хелсинкија”, and “赫尔辛基颂歌图书馆”
  • Address: Töölönlahdenkatu 4, Helsinki, 00100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Finlandia Hall.

is an amusement park in , . It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Theater building
The is a congress and event venue in the centre of on the Töölönlahti Bay, owned by the City of Helsinki. The building, which was designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1971. is situated 350 metres northwest of Helsinki Central Library Oodi.

Arts center
The is a concert hall and a music center in Töölönlahti, . The building is home to the and two symphony orchestras, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. is situated 170 metres west of Helsinki Central Library Oodi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaisaniemi and City Centre.

Quarter
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is a part of the centre of , , located immediately east of the Helsinki Central railway station and south of . is part of the Vironniemi district and neighbourhood of .

Suburb
is a suburb.

Suburb
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 .

Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Latitude
60.17368° or 60° 10′ 25″ north
Longitude
24.93798° or 24° 56′ 17″ east
Inception
December 5th, 2018
Levels
4
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9GG65WFQ+F5
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Helsinki Central Library Oodi” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Oodi”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基颂歌中央图书馆”
  • Czech: “Helsinská centrální knihovna Oodi”
  • Czech: “Helsinská ústřední knihovna Oodi”
  • Estonian: “Oodi”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi”
  • French: “bibliothèque centrale d’Helsinki Oodi”
  • French: “Bibliothèque centrale d’Helsinki Oodi”
  • German: “Oodi”
  • German: “Zentralbibliothek Helsinki Oodi”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה המרכזית של הלסינקי אודי”
  • Inari Sami: “Helsig kuávdáškirjerááju Oodi”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca centrale Oodi”
  • Japanese: “ヘルシンキ中央図書館「Oodi」”
  • Japanese: “ヘルシンキ中央図書館”
  • Korean: “헬싱키 중앙도서관 Oodi”
  • Northern Sami: “Helssega guovddášgirjerádju Oodi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Helsingfors sentralbibliotek Oodi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Helsingfors sentralbibliotek Oodi”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه اوودی”
  • Polish: “Oodi”
  • Russian: “Keskustakirjasto Oodi”
  • Russian: “Oodi”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Ооди”
  • Serbian: “Централна библиотека Хелсинкија Ооди”
  • Skolt Sami: “Heʹlssen kõõskõsǩeʹrjjpõrtt Oodi”
  • Slovenian: “centralna knjižnica v Helsinkih Oodi”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca central de Helsinki Oodi”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Central de Helsinki Oodi”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode”
  • Turkish: “Helsinki Merkez Kütüphanesi Oodi”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральна бібліотека Гельсінкі Oodi”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральна бібліотека Гельсінські Oodi”
  • Uzbek: “Xelsinki markaziy kutubxonasi(Oodi)”
  • Yue Chinese: “赫爾辛基頌歌中央圖書館”

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