Library

Helsinki Urban Facts Library is specialised in Helsinki statistics and research. The collection includes all publications produced by Helsinki City Urban Facts and other city departments, as well as statistical publications from other cities in Europe. The library is open to the public.

Literature on Helsinki’s history is accessible in the reference library of the City Archives, where they can be studied in the Researchers’ Room. The City Archives is located on Eläintarhantie 3 F.

Services and Databases

Lending services
Publications are lent as home loans or as inter-library loans via other libraries. The loan period is 30 days. Loans must be returned or renewed by the due date. Loans can be renewed at the library or by phone (09) 310 363677 or e-mail tietokeskus.kirjasto@hel.fi.

Information services
The library information service conducts information searches concerning statistics and urban research related to Helsinki.

A short query about research and statistics related to Helsinki can be sent to: tietokeskus.kirjasto@hel.fi. Please include your contact information.

The library collection in the Internet >>

Helsinki region statistics database
Annually updated statistical data from Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa and their districts as well as data from the region’s other municipalities and the whole of Finland. The database includes statistics on the following phenomena:

• population
• labour force and jobs
• dwellings
• construction
• income level

Nordstat – Scandinavian major city statistics database
The Nordstat database contains statistical data on 16 major cities and their regions. National-level data is also included. The statistics are updated annually and the following statistical fields are covered:

• population
• housing
• jobs and employment
• education
• communication
• construction