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 (max. 6 people). No display.
Group study rooms on the 4th floor
  • Rooms  (max. 11 people) ja , , , , ,  and  (max. 5 people).
  • 4033 and 4034. Not bookable in advance. No display.
Group study rooms on the 5th floor
  • Room  (max. 11 people).
  • Rooms ,, , , (max. 4 people) and (max. 6 people). No display.
Group study rooms on the 6th floor
  • Room  (max. 11 people).
  • Rooms (max. 6 people). No display.

Aleksandria'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 listings Aleksandria, keskusta and Campus library, City Centre in the O365 calendar shows Aleksandria's group study rooms.

Group study room on floor K1
  • (max. 12 people).
  • , , , , , , and (max. 6 people).
  • and (max. 4 people). No display.
  • , , , , , and (max. 2 people). No display. 
Group study rooms on the 2nd floor
  • , and (max. 6 people).
  • and (max. 10 people).
  • The rooms on the 2nd floor are available without booking during extended opening hours with an access tag.

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

Group study rooms on the 1st floor
  • Rooms  and  (max. 3 people). No display.
  • Rooms  (max. 6 people) and  (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 ,  (max. 4 people) (max. 5 people). A separate screen on the table to which you can connect your own laptop.
  • Rooms  (max. 6 people),  and  (max. 5 people). No display.

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 and TK2.22 (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 (max. 3 people). 
  • K1036 (max. 11 people) and K1041 (max. 8 people). 
  • K1042 , K1043 and K1044 (max. 6 people). 
Group study rooms on the 2nd floor
  • 2030 , 2031 and 2032 (max. 6 people). 
  • 2034 , 2035 , 2036 , 2037 , 2038 , 2039 ja 2040 (max. 2 people). 
Rules for the group study rooms

The group study rooms in the library are mainly reserved for group work. If you have made 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 or with the Spacent app.

You can book rooms for up to 2 hours per day. Longer bookings will be cancelled without notice. Reservation ends 30 minutes before the library closes, but the room can be used until closing time.

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.
How to book a group study room with Office365 Calendar
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Select the desired room and click Send.
  5. 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 study room with Spacent app

The library is testing the Spacent app for booking group study rooms.

Download Spacent from the or . The app is free of charge. Create an account in the app with your University of Helsinki email address. Enter the six-digit login code you receive. After entering the code, you will be able to reserve group study rooms in the library. 

You can find the library's reservable group study rooms per building in the Home tab of the app under Locations for Students: 

  • Main Library Kaisa House: Fabianinkatu 30, Kaisa House 
  • Kumpula Campus Library: Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, Kumpula Campus Library
  • Meilahti Campus Library: Haartmaninkatu 4, Terkko 
  • Viikki Campus Library: Viikinkaari 11, Info Centre 

To make a reservation with Spacent, the app will ask you to enter your phone number. If the reservation is cancelled, you will be notified by SMS. 

NOTE! You can only book rooms free of charge if they say “In plan”.