Contact and opening hours

Our opening hours

From 30th of November onwards, the library is open only on Wednesdays and  12 am to 6 pm. The service is limited to the quick lending of media. You can also wish to get your loans packed in a bag beforehand!
The Goethe-Institut is closed from 21.12.2020 until 08.01.2021.

Closure dates

  • Easter
  • May Day: 1 May; the day before at 4 pm
  • Ascension Day
  • Midsummer eve (juhannusaatto); the day before at 2 pm
  • Summer Closure: July
  • Finnish Independence Day: 6 December
  • Christmas time

Directions

Goethe-Institut is easy to reach

Goethe-Institut is located near the Kamppi shopping center at Salomonkatu. Trains and buses (including from the airport) bring you to the central railway station in the Helsinki city center, only a few minutes’ walk away from us. If you are traveling by tram, get off at the Lasipalatsi stop. Long-distance buses and the metro bring you to Kamppi and right to our doorstep.

Bicycle racks are available directly opposite Goethe-Institut next to the Kamppi shopping center.

Barrier-free access.

Further information on transportation