Helsinki City Library

Helsinki City Library
Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto Helsingfors stadsbibliotek
Pasila Library, the main library in the Helsinki City Library system
60°12′2.99″N 24°56′8.88″E / 60.2008306°N 24.9358000°E / 60.2008306; 24.9358000 (Pasilan kirjasto, Helsinki) (Pasila Library)
Location	Finland
Type	Public library
Established	7 October 1860 (1860-10-07)
Branches	37 + 2 bookmobiles
Collection
Size	1.81 million (1.57 million books)[1]
Access and use
Circulation	7.28 million (2020)[1]
Other information
Budget	€39,362,374 (2020)[1]
Director	Katri Vänttinen (2017 – )
Employees	457[1]
Affiliation	HelMet
Website	www.helmet.fi/en-US
References: "Suomen yleisten kirjastojen tilastot" [Finnish Public Library Statistics] (in Finnish). 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

Helsinki City Library (Finnish: Helsingin Kaupunginkirjasto, until 1910 Helsinki People's Library) is the largest public library in Finland. Owned by the City of Helsinki, the library has 37 branches and a collection of about 1.56 million books.^[1] The City Library is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries network.