Nekala Library

The Nekala Library opened 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 also houses Nekalab and the Tampere Adult Education Centre.

The new library premises have staffed opening hours, and the library also has 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. Then 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.  

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 Nekala 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.

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