City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Service location

Oodi is a venue for events, a house of reading and a diverse urban experience.

It will provide its users with knowledge, new skills and stories, and will be an

easy place to access for learning, story immersion, work and relaxation. Oodi

is a library of a new era, a living and functional meeting place open for all.

Visiting address

Töölönlahdenkatu 4
00100 Helsinki

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Service hours

Open

Monday-Friday 8.00–21.00

Saturday-Sunday 10.00–20.00

Exceptional service hours

18/6/2026 Exceptionally open

8.00–18.00

19/6/2026 Exceptionally closed

Closed

20/6/2026 Exceptionally closed

Closed

21/6/2026 Exceptionally closed

Closed

30/10/2026 Exceptionally open

8.00–18.00

6/12/2026 Exceptionally open

12.00–18.00

23/12/2026 Exceptionally open

8.00–18.00

24/12/2026 Exceptionally closed

Closed

25/12/2026 Exceptionally closed

Closed

26/12/2026 Exceptionally closed

Closed

31/12/2026 Exceptionally open

8.00–16.00

1/1/2027 Exceptionally closed

Closed

Other contact details

E-mail

oodi@hel.fiOpens in a new window.

Telephone number

+358 931085000

Postal address

P.O.Box 10455
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki

Website

https://oodihelsinki.fi/en/

Accessibility information

The customer service point has 4 floors.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
The facility uses movement-guiding surface material.
The doors in the facility are hard to perceive.
The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on floor -1. The toilet door cannot be easily opened and closed.
A second toilet marked as accessible is located on floor 2.
A third toilet marked as accessible is located on floor 3.
The service point has a fixed induction loop in the customer service desk, lecture room, auditorium.

The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance are hard to perceive. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
The customer service point is located on the same floor as this entrance.

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Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Updated: 18/5/2026

Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Visiting address

Service hours

Exceptional service hours

Other contact details

E-mail

Telephone number

Postal address

Website

Accessibility information

Services

Basic information

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