Finnish Library Association

The Finnish Library Association is a non-profit and politically independent association. We are lobbying, promoting and supporting public libraries. We act on the national and international level.

Lobbyist for public libraries

Library Meeting

Campaings and events

Scholarships and prizes

International activities

Projects

Library Journal

Foto: ABC Open Riverland, Flickr

Who are we?• Annual Meeting for members• Board: 8 persons selected• Politician as a president, mr.

Jukka Relander• Topical working groups for

members• Office: 4 full time employees

and 2 project workers

FLA president Jukka Relander, foto: Rio Gandara

Foto: Virpi Hyvönen, Savonlinna Library

Basic statistics from Finnish public libraries 2014

• Loans in total: 91 million per year• On average, a Finn loans out 16,8 books, discs or magazines

per year• 765 public libraries and 142 mobile libraries

Current in Finnish public libraries 2016• New Library Act in January 2017• Self service libraries – addition to library network• E-books and other electronic materials • Service development for immigrants and people seeking asylum • The new Central Library in Helsinki

Image: Helsinki Central Library (under construction 2016-2017, will be opened in 2018)

More info: http://suomenkirjastoseura.fi/inenglish/

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