Messukylä Library

Messukylän kirjaston sisäänkäynti.

Messukylä Library

Address:
Hintsankatu 1 33560 Tampere
Phone:
040 8007839 (local/mobile network fee)
Service hours from 5 Aug to 31 Dec, 2026 (the library is closed until 4 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
Self-service hours from 5 to 31 Aug (the library is closed until 4 Aug):
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
Self-service hours from 1 Sept, 2026:
Monday: 6.00-22.00
Tuesday: 6.00-22.00
Wednesday: 6.00-22.00
Thursday: 6.00-22.00
Friday: 6.00-19.00
Saturday: 6.00-19.00
Sunday: 6.00-22.00
  • 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 staffed service hours. When the library is closed, material left to the return box will be processed as returned on the next staffed opening day. 
  • Visiting with dogs: only guide dogs, and assistance dogs allowed.

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 booked 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 PIN code.

There are no staff at the library during self-service hours. During self-service hours, you can pick up reservations, loan, and return material 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 5.8.2026