Helsinki Central Library Oodi
{{Short description|Municipal library in Helsinki, Finland}}
{{Redirect|Oodi|the village in Botswana|Oodi (village)}}
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{{lang|sv|Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode}}
| name = Helsinki Central Library Oodi
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| country = Finland
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| established = {{Start date and age|2018|12|5|df=y}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|60.1738|N|24.9381|E|source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}
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| director = Anna-Maria Soininvaara
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The Helsinki Central Library Oodi ({{langx|fi|Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi}}; {{langx|sv|Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode}}), commonly referred to as Oodi ({{literal translation|ode}}), is a public library in Helsinki, Finland. The library is situated in the Kluuvi district, close to Helsinki Central Station and next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Despite its name, the library is not the main library in the Helsinki City Library system, which is located in Pasila instead; "central" refers to its location in the city centre.
History
A design competition in 2012 to build the library was won by the Finnish architectural firm ALA Architects and structural design by Ramboll Finland.{{cite web|title=ALA Architects wins Helsinki library competition|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/14/ala-architects-wins-helsinki-library-competition/|website=Dezeen|accessdate=29 January 2015|date=14 June 2013}}{{cite web|title=Helsinki Central Library to bring together people, stories and knowledge|url=http://www.ramboll.com/media/rgr/helsinki-city_library|website=Ramboll|accessdate=22 February 2017|date=7 April 2013|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925005145/https://ramboll.com/media/rgr/helsinki-city_library|url-status=dead}} ALA Architects won the commission over 543 other competitors.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/travel/libraries-are-the-tourist-attractions.html|title=Where Libraries are the Tourist Attractions|work=The New York Times|last=Krueger|first=Alyson|accessdate=10 August 2019}} The library was planned to be a three-story building and to include a sauna (which hasn't materialised {{As of|2021|lc=y}}) and a ground-floor movie theatre.{{cite web|last1=Rosenfeld|first1=Karissa|title=New Images Take You Inside ALA's Helsinki Central Library|url=http://www.archdaily.com/549461/new-images-take-you-inside-ala-s-helsimnki-central-library/|website=ArchDaily|accessdate=29 January 2015|date=18 September 2014}} In January 2015, the Helsinki City Council voted 75–8 to launch the building project. The estimated costs of the new library was {{currency|98 million|EUR|passthrough=yes}}, of which the state agreed to pay {{currency|30 million|EUR|linked=no|passthrough=yes}} in connection with the centenary of Finland's independence in 2017. The City of Helsinki budgeted {{currency|66 million|EUR|linked=no|passthrough=yes}} for the building.{{cite news|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/state-of-the-art_helsinki_library_to_showcase_wooden_architecture/7767954|title=State-of-the-art Helsinki library to showcase wooden architecture|work=Yle Uutiset|date=29 January 2015|accessdate=29 January 2015}}
On 31 December 2016, it was announced that the new library would be named {{lang|fi|Oodi}} in Finnish and {{lang|sv|Ode}} in Swedish. The name was selected from a pool of some 1,600 names proposed by the public. According to Helsinki Deputy City Director Ritva Viljanen, "Oodi" was chosen because it's easy to remember, easy to say, and easy to translate. The selection jury also did not want to name the new library after a person.{{cite news|title=Helsingfors nya centrumbibba fick sitt namn: Oodi|language=sv|trans-title=Helsinki's new central library gets its name: Oodi|date=31 December 2016|last=Koskinen|first=Eva-Maria|work=Yle|url=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2016/12/31/helsingfors-nya-centrumbibba-fick-sitt-namn-oodi|access-date=2021-10-04}}
The library was built in the Töölönlahti district next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art and inaugurated on 5 December 2018 on the eve of the Finnish Independence Day.{{cite news|title=New Helsinki central library to include sauna after all|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/new_helsinki_central_library_to_include_sauna_after_all/7123693|accessdate=29 January 2015|work=Yle Uutiset|date=6 March 2014}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/arts/design/helsinki-library-oodi.html|title=Helsinki's New Library Has 3-D Printers and Power Tools. (And Some Books, Too.)|last=Rogers|first=Thomas|date=2018-12-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-17|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/08/libraries-for-the-future-europes-new-wave-of-meeting-places-for-the-mind|title=Libraries for the future: Europe’s new wave of ‘meeting places for the mind’|first=Jon|last=Henley|work=The Guardian|date=8 January 2024|access-date=10 January 2024}}
Awards
In 2019, the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) named Oodi as the best Public Library of the Year.{{cite news|title=Helsinki’s Oodi voted world's best new library for 2019|date=27 August 2019|author=|work=Yle|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/helsinkis_oodi_voted_worlds_best_new_library_for_2019/10941276|access-date=2021-10-04}}
Services
Specially designed robots transport books to the third floor that has an {{convert|17200|m2|adj=on}} area designated for books. The rest of the space is designed for meetings and events.
The National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) organizes regular archival film screenings at the Kino Regina cinema, located since 2019 in the Helsinki Central Library Oodi.{{Cite web |date=2 July 2018 |title=Kino Regina tar filmer till Ode |trans-title=Kino Regina takes films to Oodi |url=https://www.oodihelsinki.fi/sv/kino-regina-tar-filmer-till-ode/ |access-date=2021-10-05 |website=Oodi |language=sv-SE}}
Energy use and environmental impact
The building is regarded as very energy-efficient due to its use of local materials and its use of sunlight.{{cite web |url= https://www.detail.de/de_en/dynamic-and-energy-efficientode-ans-lesen-oodi-central-library-in-helsinki-34626-1 |title= Dynamic and Energy-Efficient: Oodi Central Library in Helsinki |date= 3 September 2019 |website= Detail |access-date= 3 July 2024}} The building uses passive solar building design and uses almost no energy.{{cite web |url= https://inhabitat.com/near-net-zero-energy-helsinki-central-library-boasts-an-award-winning-prefab-design/ |title= Near net-zero energy Helsinki Central Library boasts an award-winning, prefab design |last= Wang |first= Lucy |date= 25 July 2019 |website= Inhabitat |access-date= 3 July 2024}}
Gallery
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|File:Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi 2019.jpg|Corner of the building
|File:OodiFromEast.JPG|From the east, days after opening in 2018
|File:The ground floor of the Helsinki Central Library Oodi DEC2019.jpg|Entrance, ground floor
|File:Helsinki Then and Now exhibition in Oodi handrail.jpg|View to the Parliament House
|File:Interior of Oodi.jpg|Ground floor
|File:Oodi 1stFloor.JPG|Cafeteria
|File:Oodi double-helix staircase.jpg|Double-helix staircase
|File:2019-12-08_Helsinki_Oodi_23.jpg|Second floor, urban workshop and meeting spaces
|File:Interior, Helsinki Central Library Oodi, 2019 (06).jpg|3D printers of the second floor
|File:Helsingin uusi keskustakirjasto Oodi.jpg|Smart glass rooms{{cite news |last1=Malminen |first1=Ulla |title=Tervetuloa Oodiin |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10522440 |accessdate=5 July 2020 |work=Yle |date=30 November 2018}}
|File:Interior, Helsinki Central Library Oodi, 2019 (01).jpg|Third floor, west wing
|File:Interior, Helsinki Central Library Oodi, 2019 (02).jpg|Third floor, east wing
|File:Central Library Oodi in Helsinki 04.jpg|The third floor of Oodi
|File:Rinteen hallituksen hallitusohjelman julkistus Oodissa 2019-06-08.jpg|Rinne Cabinet announcing their Government Programme at Oodi, June 2019
|File:Helsinki Central Library Oodi Robot 02.jpg|Library robot without books
|File:Helsinki Central Library Oodi Robot 01.jpg|Library robot with books
|File:Terrace, Helsinki Central Library Oodi, 2019 (01).jpg|Terrace
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File:Oodi July 2019 5.jpg on the right]]
File:Kansalaistori 2019.jpg and Helsinki Music Centre on the left]]
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Helsinki Central Library Oodi}}
- {{Official|https://www.oodihelsinki.fi/en/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150419015658/http://divisare.com/projects/216473-2-1-officinarchitettura-Helsinki-Central-Library Concept designs and images of the upcoming Helsinki Central Library]
- [http://www.ramboll.com/projects/rfi/keskustakirjaston-rakennesuunnittelu Helsinki Central Library project description] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926023938/https://ramboll.com/projects/rfi/keskustakirjaston-rakennesuunnittelu |date=2020-09-26 }}
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62798950 Is Finland's Wood City the future of building?]. BBC News. 27 September 2022.
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