Library
Loaning and services
Laurea Library is open to public. You can use the same library card in all 3AMK libraries as well as other UAS, university and Helmet or Helle library cards. Contact staff for more information. Welcome!
How do I get a library card?
The Laurea Library is open to all customers. To get a library card, visit the Laurea Library and bring a photo ID. Laurea students can create their library card through the Tuudo app.
A customer of the 3AMK libraries (Haaga-Helia, Laurea, Metropolia) can borrow materials from all three libraries with a single library card. The 3AMK libraries share a common database. An existing UAS or university library card or a Helmet or Helle card can be activated to the customer record, but this requires library staff to be present.
Using the library card requires registration as a customer of the Laurea Library, whereby you agree to the Laurea Library’s terms of use.
General information about the library
Loan periods
| General collection, series, storage materials, theses | 28 days |
| Short loans | 14 days |
| Journals | Not loaned |
| Reference books | Not loaned |
Renewing loans
You can renew loans
- via the Finna search service
- in the Tuudo app
- at the library service desk
Loans can be renewed 15 times, after which the borrowed material must be brought to the library for renewal.
Reservations
Reservations are made as follows:
- You can reserve any 3AMK campus books via Finna. Material from Haaga-Helia’s Vierumäki campus is only delivered if it is not available at other campus libraries.
- Books on the shelf can be reserved via Finna
- Reservation pickup time is 5 working days
- Uncollected reservation fee €2
A customer may have up to 50 reservations at a time.
Returning items
- Loans borrowed from the Laurea Library or other 3AMK libraries can be returned to any 3AMK campus library
- Late fees accrue for overdue materials. Late fees can be paid online via any 3AMK Finna. More detailed information can be found in the service price list.
- If the library is closed, books can be returned to the external return box outside the library door. Loans are recorded as returned on the next library opening day.
- Books cannot be returned when the campus is closed.
- Loans can also be returned by mail. The customer is responsible for items sent by post until the material arrives at the library.
Service price lists
Price list for Laurea students, staff and inter-library loans between libraries
The price list applies to Laurea degree-seeking students (including those in supplementary and specialization studies). If an institution has a valid service agreement with the Laurea Library, the pricing of services follows the agreement.
| Loans and copies from Laurea’s collections | |
| Loans between Laurea campuses | free |
| Article copies between Laurea campuses | free |
| Book reservations | free |
| Uncollected reservation | €2 |
| Late fees* | General collection and short loans €0.50/book/day. Maximum per loan: €15 |
| Removal of borrowing ban** | free (assuming loans have been returned or renewed and late fees are under €15 |
| Loans and copies to other libraries | |
| Interlibrary loans to other libraries | €15 / loan |
| Article copies to other libraries | €15 / article |
| Interlibrary loans and article copies to AMK libraries | free |
| Loans and copies from other libraries to Laurea members | |
| Interlibrary loans from domestic libraries | free |
| Article copies from domestic libraries | free |
| Other charges | |
| Replacement library card (for a lost one) | €3 |
| Lost or damaged material | The purchase price of the material or providing an equivalent item to the library. If you want an invoice for the compensation price, the invoicing fee is €5. Laurea theses €30 |
* Late fees are charged for overdue materials on the library’s opening days. Fees are not accrued on days when libraries are closed. Fees are charged up to a maximum of €80 per customer and €15 per loan.
**A customer loses borrowing rights if they have unpaid fees above the borrowing ban threshold or have lost or damaged library material and have not agreed on compensation with the library. A customer is subject to a borrowing ban if they have unpaid fees of €15 or more.
Borrowing rights can be restored by returning overdue materials or compensating for lost or damaged items and paying the late fees.
Price list for visitors
Visitors are those other than Laurea’s own students and staff.
| Loans and copies from Laurea’s collections | |
| Loans between Laurea units | free |
| Article copies between Laurea units | free |
| Book reservations | free |
| Uncollected reservation | €2 |
| Late fees* | general collection €0.50 / book / day |
| Removal of borrowing ban** | free (assuming loans have been returned and late fees are under €15. |
| Loans and copies from other libraries | |
| Interlibrary loans from domestic libraries | €15 / loan |
| Article copies from domestic libraries | €15 / article |
| Information services | |
| Information service from own / other library databases (domestic and foreign) | €30 / hour |
| Search of other databases | €50 / hour |
| Literature searches | €50 / hour |
| Minimum charge is one hour |
| Teaching services | |
| Library orientation | free |
| Instruction in using a database or portal | €70 / hour |
| Instruction in the basics of information retrieval | €80 / hour |
| Information retrieval instruction for thesis writers | €80 / hour |
| Personal information retrieval guidance | €90 / hour |
| Information retrieval instruction on a topic chosen by the client | €100 / hour |
| Other fees | |
| Replacement library card for a lost one | €3 |
| Lost or damaged material | The purchase price of the material or providing an equivalent item to the library. If you want an invoice for the compensation price, the invoicing fee is €5. Laurea theses €30. |
*Late fees are charged for overdue materials on the library’s opening days. Fees are not accrued on days when libraries are closed. Fees are charged up to a maximum of €80 per customer and €15 per loan.
**A customer loses borrowing rights if they have unpaid fees above the borrowing ban threshold or have lost or damaged library material and have not agreed on compensation with the library. A customer is subject to a borrowing ban if they have €15 or more in unpaid fees.
Borrowing rights can be restored by returning overdue materials or compensating for lost or damaged items and paying the late fees.
Interlibrary loans
Interlibrary loan service for own individual customers
With interlibrary loan, you have access to the collections of libraries across Finland. If you live on the other side of the country and want to interlibrary loan a book from the Laurea Library, contact your local library and ask them to request the book from Laurea for you.
The Laurea Library provides interlibrary loans from other libraries in Finland to its customers with the following restrictions:
- Interlibrary loans are generally not requested from public libraries.
- Interlibrary loans are requested only for material that is not in the collections of the 3AMK libraries (Laurea, Haaga-Helia and Metropolia).
- Interlibrary loan requests are submitted to the customer service of your campus library or by email. Interlibrary loans are returned to the campus library from which they were ordered.
Pricing
- Interlibrary loans are free for students and staff of Laurea, Haaga-Helia and Metropolia
- Interlibrary loans and article copies for external customers cost €15 / loan or article.
Interlibrary loan service for other libraries
Laurea Library’s interlibrary loan service is closed from 17 June 2025 to 16 August 2026.
The Laurea Library sends interlibrary loans to other libraries in Finland. Short loans (loan period 14 days), reference books and journals are not lent via interlibrary loan. Articles from journals are sent as copies.
The Laurea Library’s material and customer database is shared with Haaga-Helia and Metropolia libraries. Interlibrary loan requests are sent to the interlibrary loan service of the organization that owns the requested item.
Interlibrary loan requests are sent via the form.
Changes to libraries’ contact information and other interlibrary loan related communication: kaukopalvelu(at)laurea.fi.
Price list
Interlibrary loans and article copies to universities of applied sciences libraries are free.
Book loans to other libraries €15 / loan
Article copies to other libraries €15 / article