Nekala Library

Nekala Cultural Center and library entrance outside the building.
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Nekala Library opens on Monday 9 March

Nekala Library will open on Monday 9 March at 10 am in the premises of the Nekala Cultural Centre. The library entrance is located at the Ahlmanintie end of the building (door C).

The library offers both staffed opening hours and self-service hours. Using the library during self-service hours requires registering as a self-service library user. For more information, see Self-service libraries.

From the opening day onwards, Nekala Library can be selected as a pick-up location for reservations.

The library will have exceptional opening hours during its opening week from 9 to 15 March. Please check the opening hours below for any exceptions.

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Easter affects the service opening hours of Nekala Library from 2 Apr to 6 Apr, 2026. Check the library's exceptional opening hours in the opening hours below. The library's self-service opening hours will be the same as usual. 

Nekala Library

Address:
Lounaantie 2 33800 Tampere
Door C
Phone:
040 8007811 (local/mobile network fee)
Service hours from 9 Mar to 31 May, 2026:
Monday: 10.00-15.00
Tuesday: 10.00-15.00
Wednesday: 10.00-15.00
Thursday: 13.00-18.00
Friday: 10.00-15.00
Self-service hours from 9 Mar, 2026:
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
  • You can only use the Nekala library during self-service hours if you are registered as a self-service library customer. Read more about registration: tampere.fi/en/selfservicelibraries

The Nekala Library will open on 9 March, 2026, in the new Nekala Cultural Centre. The building was previously used as a school. In addition to the library, the new cultural center will also house Nekalab and the Tampere Adult Education Centre.

The new library premises will have service opening hours, and the library will also have extensive self-service opening hours.

The library has its own entrance at the Ahlmanintie end of the cultural center (door C). The library operated in the same premises until 2018, when it moved to a portable container in the courtyard during the renovation of the building.

Self-service library open from morning to evening

Nekala 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.  

The library does not have any staff during self-service hours but you can loan and return materials through self-service machines, use a computer, read magazines and even work or hold meetings in the library's premises.  

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

Updated 6.3.2026