Kirjastot

"A book is like a pocket-size garden."
(Arabic saying)

There are libraries located all over Finland. A library card entitles you to borrow books, music tapes, CDs and videos. In libraries you can also use computers as well as read magazines and newspapers.  

Many libraries offer books in various languages. If your local library has no books in your language or only a few books, ask the personnel for assistance. They will do their best to get material sent through from larger libraries or the Multilingual Library (Ulkomaalaiskirjasto).

New material in various languages in the HelMet libraries and the Multilingual Library:

Books
Arabic
Bosnian
Chinese
Croat
Farsi
French
Serbian
Somali
Turkish
Russian
Estonian

Music
Arabic
Chinese
Croat
Somali
Turkish

Information on the services of libraries in Finland is available on the Multilingual Library Services website in the following languages:
English
Finnish
Albanian
Arabic (pdf)
Spanish
Croat
Kurdish (pdf)
Farsi (pdf)
French
Swedish
German
Somali
Turkish
Russian
Vietnamese
Chinese

Where Are Libraries Located? (Click on the first letter of your area)