The library focuses on the following subject areas: Biosciences and biotechnology, Ecology, systematics and environmental science, Food science, Pharmacy, Home economics and consumer research, Agriculture, Forestry, Economics and social sciences, Veterinary medicine

Following libraries' formed Viikki Science library from 1999 forward: Agricultural Library, Library of Forestry, Science Library, Biocentre Library, Veterinary Medicine Library, Department libraries

The library was founded as a part of Science Communications (formerly Information Service) of the Arctic Centre. From 1.1.2010 the Arctic Centre Library is a department of the the Lapland University Consortium Library but it is working in close cooperation with the Science Communications and the Science Centre of the Arctic Centre.

Library opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-16.15.

History of library: Founded in 1970. A part of the collections are based on library collections dating from 1908 of the Hydrographic Office of the former Road and Waterways Administration.

DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Publications are indexed and classified with geographical locations. Collections on environment, fresh water biology, hydrology, nature conservation, water-supply, sewage disposal, engineering, flood control, oil spill cleanup, effects monitoring, electronic data processing.

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Danish, Norwegian, German, etc.

Open: workdays 8.00 - 16.15

DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Especially about the Baltic Sea.

Printed Brochure Available: Yes, in Finnish and in Swedish.

The FMI Library was founded in 1841. It was the library for the magnetic-meteorological observatory of the University of Helsinki. In 1918, the institution became a governmental board named Valtion meteorologinen keskuslaitos. From 1967 the frame organization has been Ilmatieteen laitos - Finnish Meteorological Institute.

We do not have a separate polar collection. Our material is arranged by countries. So all we can say about our polar collection is that we have some material in this area. We have literature and other material on northern areas (especially meteorological and climatological material). We also have some reports on polar expeditions and magnetic data on northern areas. Our library specializes in meteorology, geomagnetism, and geoelectricity and air pollution research. Our Institute publishes six yearbooks which also contain data on northern areas.

DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Reports and serials dealing with road construction and maintenance in Arctic areas. Collections on public roads, bridges, construction, maintenance and traffic engineering.

Languages: Finnish, Scandinavian, English, German

The aim of the information services of the Geological Survey of Finland is to promote the transfer of geological information both internally and externally. The information services include the following units and functions: Library: The main library is located at the Geological Survey of Finland Head Office in Espoo near Helsinki. Library units are also attached to the regional offices for Mid-Finland in Kuopio and Northern Finland in Rovaniemi. The libraries hold collections of more than 140 000 volumes of geological literature and 18 000 foreign geological maps. Annually about 10 000 loans are given, of which 30% to outside customers.

Archives: The archives contain over 60 000 items including unpublished reports, field note books, maps etc.

Description of Polar Collection: because of the northern position of Finland, polar literature is included in our collection. We have no specific polar collection and no statistics concerning the polar material.

DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Because of the northern position of Finland, polar literature is included in our collection. We have no specific polar collection and no statistics concerning the polar material.

Small reference library. Collections on geophysics, ionosphere, magnetic measurements, aeronomy and radars.

Description of Polar Collection: the main subject of the library is geographic literature dealing with Finland, especially northern Finland.

Books are available in Finnish, Swedish, English, and German

Printed Brochure Available: No.

The library was founded in 1973 together with the museum. The library was originally intended as a reference library for the museum, but as the collection has become more extensive

It can now also serve students and researchers on the subjects at gold, geology, ethnography.

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, German, English

History of library: loaning, reference library.

Collections on Inari, Lapps, Skolts, gold, Petsamo, reindeer, arctic fishing, original inhabitants.

Languages: Finnish, Lappish, Swedish, German

The station in Utsjoki was founded in 1956. Purpose of the station and the library is to be one permanent point to the research of subarctic areas, and that is determining the type of library.

The special study area of the Kevo station is Inari Lapland (about 20.000 km2) in northern most Finland. The studies made at the station are biological (botanical, zoological, ecological) and geographical. So the library contains books dealing these items, mostly in English. Lappi - Lapponica about 100 volumes, contains all kinds of literature concerning Lapps and Lappish nature. A remarkable amount of periodicals and reprints we will get yearly through exchange against "Reports from the Kevo Subarctic Research Station" and "Kevo notes".

No more library for public

Research, Education and Development Center of Kajaani, PO Box 51, FIN-87101, Kajaani; tel: +358-86-632-4851; fax: +358-86-632-4865; e-mail: lea.suopelto@oulu.fi

Public library founded 1860, Rovaniemi town and library destroyed during war 1944, new building by architect Alvar Aalto 1965, Provincial library of Lapland since 1965, Sami Special Library of Finland since 1990.

Books, periodicals, maps, audio-visual material, including all fields of knowledge.

Geographic area: North Calotte (northern parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden + the Kola Peninsula); Arctic areas in general, particularly Greenland and the Svalbard, Finnish Lapland, Norrbotten in Sweden, North Norway (Nordland, Tromso, Finnmark) and Svalbard, Kola Peninsula, Arctic area in general, including all fields of knowledge in all languages.

Languages: Literature in all languages (half in Finnish)

Additional Internet resources: http://www.nelliportaali.fi/V/35KPKEIC8FBXXU9PCI79HQN67RBV6ITVU9THICH3GGYYUFLACB-70397?func=file&file_name=home#Pohjanportti and http://www.lapinkirjasto.fi/?deptid=12961 and http://intro.rovaniemi.fi/Lapponica?formid=lapff&sesid=1132220844&ulang=fin

History of Library: Library activities began in the year 1873. Public Communal Library activity followed from the year 1933.

Collections on Midnight Sun Film festivals, Jutajaiset, gold washing, stones, geology, garrison locality, tourist industry, tourism and branch of study nature, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen nature park, protection of nature lake and river systems reservoirs, Sompio history and popular tradition

Languages: Finnish, Lappish, English, Swedish

National library of Finland responsible for compiling the Finnish national bibliography. Extensive holdings for northern Finland and the Arctic, the latter particularly in the library and map collection of A.E. Nordenskiold. Deposit library of the Russian Empire, 1820-1917. Maintains bibliographic database FENNIA.

The library is the faculty library of Helsinki University and since the year 1977, the Central Library of Forestry in Finland.

Additional Internet resources: http://www.metla.fi/palvelut/

Polar and cold regions holdings integrated in general collection with much relating to the European Arctic.

The Oulu University Library had a partial legal deposit copy right during 1960-1980 and a complete legal deposit copy right from 1981. The library system of the University of Oulu consists of the Main Library and fifteen faculty or departmental libraries.

Most of the literature concerns Northern Finland or Scandinavia but there is literature on Northern America, Siberia and the Arctic and Antarctic regions, as well. The library also has the special collection of Sami (Lappish) literature. The Collection contains literature in the following languages: Finnish, Swedish, Sami, English, German and Russian. The literature concerning the Polar regions has been either bought, exchanged or received as gifts and is situated in several library units (Main library, Library of Humanities, Biological Library, Geoscience Library etc.)

According to the University Act and the attached University decree, Helsinki University Library is the National Library of Finland, its task being to serve as the national service and development unit for research libraries and to be responsible for promoting library co-operation within the country and internationally. In its own field the library has responsibility for the maintenance of the collections of the cultural heritage of Finland and of other collections of national relevance as well as for the dissemination of information and the provision of information services based on these collections.

DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION: Special Collections, Manuscript Collections, The Humanities Collection, The National Collection (Fennica), The Music Library Collections, The Collections of the Slavonic Library

Additional Internet resources: http://www.nationallibrary.fi/ and http://www.linneanet.fi/