Finland has the world’s highest library readership ... But it’s far from the infrastructure and program Oodi proposes.” A recent visitor to Oodi, graphic novelist Jaideep Unudurti says ...

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by Finnish studio ALA Architects, has an undulating roof punctured by circular skylights. Located opposite the Finnish Parliament, Finland's flagship ...

Oodi opened in December 2018 and was named already before its first birthday “Finland’s most beautiful building” (IS.fi) and “Public Library of the Year” in 2019 (IFLA). Musiikkitalo opened in 2011.

The last time there were nearly as many visits was when the flagship Helsinki Central Library Oodi had been open for a full year, in 2019, with nine million visitors. The city's library services ...

Finland is one of the world’s most literate countries, and in December it opened a 185,000-sq.-ft. landmark that speaks to this accomplishment: a library of the future. But what does the future ...