User rules for public facilities
By using Helsinki Central Library Oodi’s facilities, you agree to the following user rules. The rules apply in Oodi’s public areas, including the 2nd floor reading hall, learning facilities and shared facilities, as well as the open workspaces on all floors.
1. Users must leave the facilities in the same condition they were in when they arrived. Please use the bins for any waste!
2. The user is liable to compensate any damage to the property, furniture or fixtures resulting from their use. All accidents must be immediately reported to the library staff.
3. Events cannot be held in the public facilities. Events can be held in group rooms and event spaces.
4. Organizing an event that can be considered a public gathering requires permission from the City of Helsinki to use the facilities. The organizer of the event must have a responsible person who requests the permit. Please contact the library well in advance of the event’s date. At the moment, we consider book clubs that are openly invited to be public events.
5. The content or nature of an event or activity organised in the facilities must not violate Finnish law or good conduct. Organizing demonstrations in Oodi or other indoor spaces of the city is not allowed.
6. While the facilities are not intended for sleeping, nodding off briefly in a seated position is acceptable.
7. If necessary, the library has the right, at its discretion, to interrupt an activity being held in its facilities, if it comes to light that the rules stated above are being or have been violated.
8. Please note that Oodi’s principles for safer space apply to all facilities and events.
Eating at Helsinki Central Library Oodi
The following are allowed:
- Eating small snacks on all floors.
- Having a meal at Oodi’s restaurant or café. You may also take drinks and food purchased from the café with you to other parts of Oodi, unless it is specifically prohibited.
- Using the catering services of Oodi’s restaurant in Oodi’s facilities.
The following are not allowed:
- Eating food near the library’s computers and other devices.
- Eating foods with strong odours in the public areas.
- Eating in Kino Regina.
- Ordering catering services to Oodi from any other operator apart from Oodi’s restaurant.
- Consuming alcoholic beverages outside the designated area at Oodi’s restaurant.