Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode | |
Country | Finland |
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Type | Public library |
Established | 5 December 2018 |
Location | Kluuvi, Helsinki |
Coordinates | 60°10′26″N 24°56′17″E / 60.1738°N 24.9381°ECoordinates: 60°10′26″N 24°56′17″E / 60.1738°N 24.9381°E |
Branch of | Helsinki City Library |
Collection | |
Size | 100,000 books[1] |
Other information | |
Director | Anna-Maria Soininvaara |
Affiliation | HelMet |
Website | www |
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The Helsinki Central Library Oodi (Finnish: Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi; Swedish: Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode), commonly referred to as Oodi (lit. 'ode'), is a public library in Helsinki, Finland. The library is situated in the Kluuvi district, close to Helsinki Central Station and next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Despite its name, the library is not the main library in the Helsinki City Library system, which is located in Pasila instead.[1]
History[]
A design competition in 2012 to build the library was won by the Finnish architectural firm ALA Architects and structural design by Ramboll Finland.[2][3] ALA Architects won the commission over 543 other competitors.[4] The library was planned to be a three-story building and to include a sauna (which hasn't materialised as of 2021) and a ground-floor movie theatre.[5] In January 2015, the Helsinki City Council voted 75–8 to launch the building project. The estimated costs of the new library was €98 million, of which the state agreed to pay €30 million in connection with the centenary of Finland's independence in 2017. The City of Helsinki budgeted €66 million for the building.[6]
On December 31, 2016, it was announced that the new library would be named Oodi in Finnish and Ode in Swedish. The name was selected from a pool of some 1,600 names proposed by the public. According to Helsinki Deputy City Director Ritva Viljanen, "Oodi" was chosen because it's easy to remember, easy to say, and easy to translate. The selection jury also did not want to name the new library after a person.[7]
The library was built in the Töölönlahti district next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art and inaugurated on 5 December 2018 on the eve of the Finnish Independence Day.[8][6][9]
Awards[]
In 2019, the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) named Oodi as the best Public Library of the Year.[10]
Services[]
Specially designed robots transport books to the third floor that has an 17,200-square-metre (185,000 sq ft) area designated for books. The rest of the space is designed for meetings and events.[4]
The National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) organizes regular archival film screenings at the Kino Regina cinema, located since 2019 in the Helsinki Central Library Oodi.[11]
Gallery[]
Corner of the building
From the east, days after opening in 2018
Entrance, ground floor
View to the Parliament House
Ground floor
Cafeteria
Double-helix staircase
Second floor, urban workshop and meeting spaces
3D printers of the second floor
Smart glass rooms[12]
Third floor, west wing
Third floor, east wing
The third floor of Oodi
Rinne Cabinet announcing their Government Programme at Oodi, June 2019
Library robot without books
Library robot with books
Terrace
See also[]
- Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries
- Helsinki University Library
- National Library of Finland
- Tampere Central Library Metso
- Turku Main Library
- Seinäjoki Library
References[]
- ^ a b "FAQ". Helsinki Central Library Oodi. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "ALA Architects wins Helsinki library competition". Dezeen. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Helsinki Central Library to bring together people, stories and knowledge". Ramboll. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ a b Krueger, Alyson. "Where Libraries are the Tourist Attractions". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Karissa (18 September 2014). "New Images Take You Inside ALA's Helsinki Central Library". ArchDaily. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b "State-of-the-art Helsinki library to showcase wooden architecture". Yle Uutiset. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Koskinen, Eva-Maria (31 December 2016). "Helsingfors nya centrumbibba fick sitt namn: Oodi" [Helsinki's new central library gets its name: Oodi]. Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "New Helsinki central library to include sauna after all". Yle Uutiset. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Rogers, Thomas (2018-12-06). "Helsinki's New Library Has 3-D Printers and Power Tools. (And Some Books, Too.)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Helsinki's Oodi voted world's best new library for 2019". Yle. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Kino Regina tar filmer till Ode" [Kino Regina takes films to Oodi]. Oodi (in Swedish). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Malminen, Ulla (30 November 2018). "Tervetuloa Oodiin". Yle. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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