Application for researcher facilities for 2025
The researcher facilities in the National Library of Finland consist of researcher carrels and storage units. They are intended for all users of the National Library’s collections. 
Researcher facilities are open to everyone.
The criteria for selection include:
- the researcher’s requirement for National Library resources (especially material restricted to reading room loans)
- the researcher’s current working conditions
- the amount of time per week the researcher will use the facilities
The researcher carrels and storage units are free of charge.
The period of application for the researcher facilities is open 28.10.–24.11.2024. The majority of the facilities are allocated for a one year period, except half of the researcher carrels in the South Hall and in the Slavonic Library.
The right for using the researcher facilities is applied by filling in the e-form by the 10th of December latest. All applicants will be notified by the 9th of December 2024.
Available researcher facilities for 2025:
1) Researcher carrels in the South Hall, 6 months (1.1.–30.6.2025), 10 carrels
- all carrels have lockable rolling cabinets and c. 2 metres of shelf space for reading room loans (not Fennica or Special Collections materials)
2) Researcher carrels in the South Hall, 12 months (1.1.–31.12.2025), 10 carrels
- all carrels have lockable rolling cabinets and c. 2 metres of shelf space for reading room loans (not Fennica or Special Collections materials)
3) Researcher carrels in the Slavonic Library, 5 months (1.1.–31.5.2025), 4 carrels
- all carrels have lockable cabinets and shelf space for reading room loans for materials in the Slavonic Collection
4) Shelves in the North Hall, 12 months (1.1.–31.12.2025), 20 shelves
- approx. 80 cm of shelf space for reading room loans (not Fennica or Special Collections materials)
5) Cabinets in the Rotunda, 6th floor, 12 months (1.1.–31.12.2025), 4 cabinets
- lockable cabinets (106x50x42 cm)
6) Lockers in the Rotunda, 1st floor, 12 months (1.1.–31.12.2025), 12 lockers
- lockable lockers (36x37x45 cm)
Read more about the researcher facilities on the website
The National Library will use information supplied on this form only for the purposes of the present application round. No information will be passed on to any third parties. Only staff members of the library involved in processing the applications will have access to this information. After the applications have been processed, all the supplied information will be deleted. For more information on data privacy, contact kk-tutkijapalvelut@helsinki.fi. The person in charge of data privacy in Helsinki University is Tuomas Tähtinen, tietosuoja@helsinki.fi.
