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The routes have been designed for children under 7 and their families. They are a happy combination of exercise, book tips and stories, set in different areas of Espoo. 

As of June 1, 2021, you can again print at Vantaa libraries. At the same time, we will be applying the print@vantaa.fi service to all customer printing. Using the printing service requires that you have an email address.

Pack some snacks and a book, it's time to get outside with Kirjastokurre!

The largest contributor to the carbon footprint of libraries is energy consumption. Thirteen pilot libraries throughout Finland participated in the study conducted in autumn 2020. Kallio Library from Helsinki was among them.

In 2020, the use of libraries’ e-materials has reached unprecedented heights. However, not all Finns are in an equal position, because the availability of e-materials in libraries differs from one municipality to another. This is one of the problems that the libraries’ digital media project aiming at a one-stop-shop e-library wants to change. 

The visits to the online services of the libraries in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area increased by three million compared to 2019. Customers read and listened to plenty of e-books, but the borrowing of digital magazines gained the most immense popularity.

HelMet libraries are moving from plastic book coatings to plant-based coatings.The libraries will move to the more environmentally-friendly material as new materials are coated and once the old plastic reserves are used up. At the same time, they are studying how many books can be left uncoated for environmental reasons.

The Helmet libraries set new Helmet challenges related to books, music, games and films to be completed in 2021!

The 2021 Helmet Reading Challenge highlights nature and animals, introduces professions that no longer exist and gets you to read outdoors.

The Helmet Film Challenge invites and challenges you to broaden your horizons and to look for new experiences on film: the classics, cult favorites – or perhaps, the films that you have been meaning to watch for a long time.