Library

You can acquire your library card and the personal PIN code from your nearest library. The library will provide you with a card for borrowing materials in Rovaniemi as well as all the other municipal libraries in Lapland.

When collecting the library card, bring an identification, passport or, in exceptional circumstances, another identification card provided by the authorities. You cannot obtain a library card without a personal visit to the library. A child needs an application filled by his/her guardian for his/her library card.

The library hosts events for all age groups. Events organised by the library or in the library are free of charge. The library also has exhibition spaces that can be booked. Some of the exhibition spaces are free.

All the libraries have computers you can use free of charge. You can also print, copy and scan in all libraries. There is a charge for printing and copying. Scanning to a memory stick or e-mail is free of charge.

You can use the library’s facilities freely. All libraries have tables and chairs that you can use freely for work or leisure. Some libraries offer the possibility of booking a room, for example, for a meeting. The main library also has a music room for playing instruments, such as the piano.

The city of Rovaniemi also has a mobile library. If you live far away from a library, there may be a mobile library stop near your home. The mobile library has a schedule for visiting the stops. (See quick links above)

The library has books and other material in different languages. You can seek books in your own language from the web library. Books can also be ordered from the Multilingual Library.

The library also offers e-materials and resources, like e-books and audiobooks and other streaming based services, such as, a movie service, a classical music service and a magazine service.

The city library of Rovaniemi is a part of Lapin kirjasto, a library union in Lapland. It means that you can use your library card in every public library in Lapland.

Valid from 1 January 2026

Overdue notices:

• 1st notice: €2 / per item. Sent on the 3rd day after the due date.
• 2nd notice: €3 / per item. Sent on the 14th day after the due date.

Overdue fines:

• €0.20 / item / day
• Fines start to accumulate from the 8th day after the due date
• Maximum fine: €3 / item
• Fines accumulate also during library closing days

No daily overdue fines are charged for children's and youth items (under 15 years), only the reminder fees.

Loan restrictions:

• Loans, renewals and reservations are blocked if unpaid fees reach €10 or more.
• If the total debt exceeds €10, it must be paid in full to unblock the account.

Other fees:

• Uncollected reservation: €2
• Replacement library card: €3

Interlibrary loans:

• From Finland: €2.50–7
• From abroad: €15
• For copies: sending library’s fee + Rovaniemi library’s printing fee

Other charges:

• Printouts / copies: €0.60 / page
• Makerspace materials: €0.60–2
• Sale of withdrawn items: €0.10–20
• Billing charge for unreturned items: €5
• Lost or damaged material: 50–100% of the item's retail price, according to compensation table
• Postal charges to non-Lapland libraries: as per postal rates

Facility rentals:

• Work spaces €10 / 1–4 hours (for commercial/for-profit use)
• Exhibition space (Lapponica Hall): €515 / 4 weeks

There is no customer service in libraries on closing days.

However, you can use the self-service facilities at Saarenkylä, Ounasrinne, Muurola and Sinettä libraries.

Annual closing days:

• New Year’s Day (1 Jan)
• Epiphany (Loppiainen) (6 Jan)
• Good Friday (Pitkäperjantai)
• Holy Saturday (Pääsiäislauantai)
• Easter Sunday (Pääsiäispäivä)
• Easter Monday (Toinen pääsiäispäivä)
• May Day (1 May)
• Ascension Day (Helatorstai)
• Midsummer Eve (Juhannusaatto)
• Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä)
• All Saints’ Day (Pyhäinpäivä)
• Independence Day (6 Dec)
• Christmas Eve (24 Dec)
• Christmas Day (25 Dec)
• Boxing Day (26 Dec)

On the eves of public holidays (including the day before Christmas Eve and Midsummer Eve), libraries follow their Friday opening hours.

All current opening hours are available at: lapinkirjasto.finna.fi