Library Oodi

Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi
Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode
(Helsinki Central Library Oodi)
Helsinki Central Library Oodi under construction in September 2018.
Country Finland
Type Public library
Location Helsinki
Coordinates 60°10′26″N 24°56′17″E / 60.1738°N 24.9381°E / 60.1738; 24.9381Coordinates: 60°10′26″N 24°56′17″E / 60.1738°N 24.9381°E / 60.1738; 24.9381
Branch of Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries
Website www.oodihelsinki.fi/en/

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi (Finnish: Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi, Swedish: Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode), commonly referred to as Library Oodi, is an upcoming public library in Helsinki, Finland, expected to be inaugurated in late 2018.[1][2] The library is under construction in the Töölönlahti district next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.

A bidding to build the library set out in 2012 was won by the Finnish architectural firm ALA Architects.[3] Structural design is by Ramboll Finland, drawing on competence in Denmark and Great Britain.[4] The library will be a three story building and will include a sauna and a ground floor movie theater.[5]

In January 2015, the Helsinki City Council voted 75–8 to launch the building project. The estimated costs of the new library are 98 million euros, of which the state will pay 30 million in connection with the centenary of Finland's independence in 2017. The city of Helsinki has budgeted 66 million euros for the building.[2]

On December 31, 2016, it was announced that the new library would be named Oodi (Ode). There are two official names for the library in English: Helsinki Central Library Oodi and Library Oodi, Helsinki.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "New Helsinki central library to include sauna after all". Yle Uutiset. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "State-of-the-art Helsinki library to showcase wooden architecture". Yle Uutiset. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "ALA Architects wins Helsinki library competition". Dezeen. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Helsinki Central Library to bring together people, stories and knowledge". Ramboll. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Rosenfeld, Karissa (18 September 2014). "New Images Take You Inside ALA's Helsinki Central Library". ArchDaily. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Central Library was named Oodi". Helsinki City Library. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.


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