Suvilahti library

Large touch screen monitors for reading newspapers and magazines online. Available in all locations except Merikaarto. 

Borrow a laptop with your library card. The laptops are for in-library use only, and you can borrow them for 4 hours at a time. Available in the main library, Variska library and Suvilahti library.

The laptop will start when you open the lid or press the power button. When you are finished, log out, close the lid, and return the laptop to the customer service desk.

If a laptop is not returned, the library will send the borrower an overdue notification and an invoice, in accordance with the library regulations. The replacement price for a laptop is 322.40 €. 

At most units the customer computers have a printing service Princh in use. Ask the library personnel for more information.

The main library, Palosaari Library and Suvilahti library have public scanners. The scanners in Sundom and Vähäkyrö libraries can only be used during regular opening hours when the service desks are staffed. 

Library fees can be paid with a credit or debit card.

An after-hours book drop by the entrance. 

You can use the on-demand film streaming service Viddla with your library card and your PIN code. You can watch a maximum of 3 films per month.

PressReader is a large international newspaper portal. It provides online access to newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries and in several languages.

Access PressReader on a library computer, on your mobile device by connecting to the library WiFi, or from home by logging in on the library website.

The library has a public noticeboard for posters and notices about cultural, educational and religious events. The posters must clearly display the event start and end date.  Use our noticeboard to promote your event. Bring your poster to library staff, and they will set up your poster and take it down after the event.

Borrow e-books and e-audiobooks through Biblio (previously Elib). The service has e-books and e-audiobooks in Finnish, Swedish and English, as well as in many other languages such as Arabic, German and Russian.

Read Finnish magazines anywhere with the eMagz Remote service. The eleven magazines available in the service are: Antiikki ja taide, Et-lehti, Demi, Ihana, Kamera-lehti, Kippari, Me Naiset, Suomen Kuvalehti, Tekniikan Maailma, Tuulilasi, and Unelmien Talo & Koti.

eMagz Remote only allows a limited number of simultaneous users. If you cannot access a magazine, please try again later.

You can use eMagz Remote on your computer, smartphone or tablet, wherever you are. The service only allows only a limited number of simultaneous users.

RedFox is online language portal including dictionary, grammar, learning, checker and translation.

Access RedFox on a library computer, on your mobile device by connecting to the library WiFi, or from home by logging in on the library website.

A wide range of jazz music, from jazz legends to contemporary jazz. 

Naxos Music Library Jazz.

A comprehensive collection of classical music recordings from hundreds of labels. Naxos Music Library also contains artist and composer biographies, and information about orchestras.

ePress provides online access to over 200 Finnish newspapers.

Access ePress on a library computer or on your mobile device by connecting to the library WiFi.

The Ellibs service has books and audiobooks in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Ellibs e-library offers Lingonet’s online language courses for studying Finnish, English, French, Swedish, and German. The support languages for the courses are either Finnish or English. Studying is based on learning by listening, and the courses also include interactive exercises.

Only service dogs are allowed in the library.

Do you have a print disability? Sign up for a Celia account for access to online audiobooks.

Please contact the library for more information.

Suvilahti library has regular storytimes in Finnish. The storytimes are free and open to everyone, but the stories are selected to suit children aged 3 to 6.

Reservations are near the automatic lending machine. Please remember to borrow your reservations!  

• In all locations except Merikaarto. Get the user ID and password from a customer service desk. Please note: The user ID and password are changed monthly.
• Log in as vaasa-guest.
• Check that your computer is using automatic network settings.
• Open the browser.
• The browser will take you to the login page.
• Enter the user ID and password.