Group study facilities

The group study rooms can be reserved by the students and staff of the University of Helsinki. Unreserved group study rooms may be used by all library customers, but the person who has made the reservation always has priority. Group study rooms are available in line with the opening hours of the libraries.

Group study rooms and equipment

The library's group study rooms are equipped with a desk, chairs and, in most of the rooms, a display with a VGA or HDMI port for connecting your own laptop. The rooms do not have a fixed computer. Room listing Campus library, City Centre in the O365 calendar shows the library's group study rooms.

Group study room on the 2nd floor

Room 2086 (max. 6 people). No display.

Group study rooms on the 4th floor

Rooms 4005 (max. 11 people) ja 4038a, 4038b, 4040a, 4040b, 4041, 4042 and 4043 (max. 5 people).
4033 and 4034. Not bookable in advance. No display.

Group study rooms on the 5th floor

Room 5005 (max. 11 people).
Rooms 5021, 5022, 5023, 5024, 5025 (max. 4 people) and 5026 (max. 6 people). No display.

Group study rooms on the 6th floor

Room 6005 (max. 11 people).
Rooms 6026 (max. 6 people). No display.

Room listing Campus library, Kumpula in the O365 calendar shows the library's group study rooms.

Group study rooms on the 1st floor

Rooms Castor G103c and Enif G103e (max. 3 people). No display.
Rooms Hadar G103g (max. 6 people) and Polaris G108a (max. 12 henkeä). A large display with a VGA or HDMI port for connecting your own laptop.

Group study rooms on the 2nd floor (Ubikampus)

Rooms Lisp G226 (max. 6 people), Python G230 and Q G231 (max. 4 people). A separate screen on the table to which you can connect your own laptop.
Rooms Modula G227, Neko G228 and Octave G229 (max. 5 people). No display.
Students of the University of Helsinki can book rooms Idris G240, Haskell G242 and Go G244 (max. 2 people) only via the tablets located next to the rooms. Rooms are equipped with a table, chairs and a whiteboard.

Meilahti Campus Library has two group study rooms on the 2nd floor at Terkko Health Hub. Room listing Campus library, Meilahti in the O365 calendar shows the library's group study rooms.

Rooms TK2.21 Heart and TK2.22 Soul (max. 6 people). Connecting your own laptop to the display with a VGA or HDMI cable or wirelessly with VIA. Whiteboard.

In large group study rooms (6-11 people), 55' or 75' inch displays with HDMI connection are available. Audio comes through the display's speakers. Small group study rooms (2-3 people) do not have a display. Room listing Campus library, Viikki in the O365 calendar shows the library's group study rooms.

Group study rooms on the K1 floor

K1040 Bubo bubo (max. 3 people).
K1036 Pica pica (max. 11 people) and K1041 Vulpes vulpes (max. 8 people).
K1042 Gulo gulo, K1043 Alces alces and K1044 Lynx lynx (max. 6 people).

Group study rooms on the 2nd floor

2030 Pulmonaria, 2031 Primula and 2032 Narcissus (max. 6 people).
2034 Vaccinium, 2035 Rubus, 2036 Pelargonium, 2037 Papaver, 2038 Lilium, 2039 Jasminum ja 2040 Digitalis (max. 2 people).

Learning Centre Aleksandria is closed for renovation from 21 June 2024.

Rules for the group study rooms

The group study rooms in the library are mainly reserved for group work. If you have made individual arrangements with the library, you can book a room for 2 hours per day for independent work. Rooms cannot be booked for public events or for teaching purposes. Reservations for group study rooms are made independently via the University's personal Office365 calendar.

You can book rooms for up to 2 hours per day. Longer bookings will be cancelled without notice. Reservations will expire half an hour after the start of the reservation period if none of the group members has arrived. Unreserved group study rooms may be used by all library customers, but the person who has made the reservation always has priority.

Please keep the group study room door closed and the facilities tidy.

Instructions on how to book a group study room with Office365 Calendar

Open your O365 Calendar. Click New event on the upper left corner. Type the name and of the booking and select the date and time.
Go to Search for a room or location. The menu shows earlier rooms you've booked. Always select + Browse with Room Finder to see vacant rooms.
Type Campus library on Building section under the Room Finder. Choose the library that you want to book a room. You can see all vacant rooms in the list.
Select the desired room and click Send.
The reservation is valid only after you have received en email to confirm it. Always check the email sent by the room and save it in case there is a problem with the reservation.

Group study rooms can be reserved for maximum of 2 hours/person/day. Your reservation will be rejected if

it is too long (more than two hours),
the reservation is outside the opening hours,
you don't have reserving rights, or
if someone else has made a reservation at the same time as you.

You can cancel your reservation in your own O365 calendar.

How to book a group workroom with Spacent

From 10 March 2025, Spacent app is being tested in Viikki Campus Library to reserve group study rooms.

After downloading Spacent, create an account using your University of Helsinki email address. Once you have added your email, Spacent will prompt you to fill in the login code sent to your email in the application. After entering the code, you will be able to reserve group work rooms in the Viikki Info Centre. The rooms can be found behind the Home button of the app under the name Viikinkaari 11, Infokeskus.

The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play.