Helsinki libraries get 9.2m visitors in 2025

The libraries of Helsinki had a total of 9.2 million visitors in the year 2025, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Tuesday.

The libraries of Jätkäsaari and Pasila, both areas with a growing population, as well as the Skidi and Stoori mobile libraries, were among the libraries that increased their number of visitors.

The mobile libraries visit schools and daycare centres in the morning and residential areas without a local library in the evening.

The total number of loans was 5.9 million, which is four per cent more than in the previous year.

Oodi, Helsinki’s biggest lending library, set its own record with over 575,000 loans. In Helsinki City Library as a whole, growth was particularly strong in loans of children’s and young people’s literature, which increased by eight per cent from the previous year.

The number of borrowers aged 10–14 increased by 5.4 per cent and the number of borrowers aged 15–19 increased by 6.5 per cent in 2015 compared to 2024.

“It feels great to know that our growth comes from children and young people. We put a lot of effort into making the library a place for every child and young person in Helsinki, and now the statistics show that our work is bearing fruit,” said Director of Library Services of the City of Helsinki Katri Vänttinen.