Messukylä Library

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Messukylä Library closed 17 June–4 August

Messukylä Library will be closed from 17 June to 4 August due to air conditioning renovations. The library will not be open for either staffed or self-service hours during this period.

The library’s return box will not be in use from 17 June to 4 August. Materials borrowed from Messukylä can be returned to any other PIKI library.  

Read more about the renovation of the Messukylä Library:

The closure of the Messukylä Library from 17 June to 4 August

Messukylä Library

Address:
Hintsankatu 1 33560 Tampere
Phone:
040 8007839 (local/mobile network fee)
Service hours from 1 Jan to 16 June, 2026:
Monday: 11.00-19.00
Tuesday: 11.00-16.00
Wednesday: 11.00-16.00
Thursday: 11.00-19.00
Friday: 11.00-16.00
Self-service hours until 16 June:
Monday: 7.00-21.00
Tuesday: 7.00-21.00
Wednesday: 7.00-21.00
Thursday: 7.00-21.00
Friday: 7.00-18.00
Saturday: 7.00-18.00
Sunday: 7.00-21.00
Service hours starting 5 Aug:
Monday: 11.00-19.00
Tuesday: 11.00-16.00
Wednesday: 11.00-16.00
Thursday: 11.00-19.00
Friday: 11.00-16.00
  • You can only use the Messukylä library during self-service hours if you are registered as a self-service library customer. Read more and register: Self-service libraries
  • Return box open 24 hours a day. The box is emptied during service hours. When the library is closed, items left to the return box will be processed as returned on the next service opening day. Return box is closed from 17 June to 4 August.
  • Visiting with dogs: only guide and assistance dogs allowed.

Messukylä Library is closed from 17 June to 4 August due to an air conditioning renovation. 

Messukylä's vibrant and pleasant library serves the residents, schools, day-care centres and care homes in the Ristinarkku area. The library is located in the same building as the Takahuhti lower secondary school.  

The Messukylä Library has a quiet reading room that can be reserved for meetings. You can also book an exhibition space or an exhibition showcase at the library.   

Self-service library open from morning to evening

Messukylä Library is a self-service library that you can also use outside regular opening hours. During broad self-service opening hours, you can open the doors of the library with a PIKI library card and its ID number.

There are no staff at the library during self-service hours. During self-service hours, you can pick up reservations, borrow and return items using the self-service machines, use a computer, read magazines, and even work or hold meetings in the library.

You can only use the Messukylä library during self-service hours if you are registered as a self-service library customer. With a single registration, you can use all of Tampere’s self-service libraries.

Tuulia Kappas
Kirjaston johtaja
Phone:
040 800 7838

The short address for this page is tampere.fi/en/messukylalibrary

Updated 21.5.2026