Post #3381814

2026-06-19 06:29 UTC

@scottjenson@social.coop It itches me the wrong way when people call Oodi the Helsinki Library. It's not the main library and not even the only one within 1 km radius. See https://oodihelsinki.fi/en/ and https://helmet.finna.fi/OrganisationInfo/Home?lng=en-gb#86476 It's very nice though and you'll even find a cinema in the same building.

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@paavi@mastodontti.fi 2026-06-19 06:31

@scottjenson@social.coop That cinema is called Kino Regina https://kinoregina.fi/

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@nini@oldbytes.space 2026-06-19 07:01

@paavi@mastodontti.fi @scottjenson@social.coop Does sound like a lot for a library, more a living centre with a library inside alongside other things.

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@anzah@raphus.social 2026-06-20 16:01

@paavi@mastodontti.fi @scottjenson@social.coop Oodi is actually the Helsinki main library. One in Pasila used to be main library for long time. Don't ask what being main library actually means. Though while it's the flashiest library in the region, it's part of Helmet network and one of the 75 libraries within four capital region cities Those libraries in total have large number of different services. I think movie theater, restaurant and cafes are unique to Oodi, but other services are out there elsewhere in the network in some form.

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