Janakkala main library
Designed by the architectural firm Saara Juola and completed in 1996, Janakkala main library offers a variety of spaces and opportunities for enjoying literature and culture.
- Periodicals reading room
- Open WLAN network
- Six computers
- Three printers
- Two scanners
- Exhibition space Galleria Ida
- Classroom
And of course a large collection of various literature, films, magazines, audiobooks, games and console games.
Accessibility
Route to the entrance
- From the Koulutie side you can reach the library’s main door directly via the pedestrian and bicycle path.
- From the Koulutie side you can also access the library parking lot, which has 2 accessible parking spaces. The parking spaces are approximately 40 meters from the library’s main door.
Main entrance
- The main entrance is covered and lit.
- The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
- The outer door and the vestibule door open in the same direction: one into the vestibule and the other outwards.
- There is a ramp at the entrance.
Interior
- The library service desk is located to the left when entering the lobby from the vestibule.
- The service desk does not have a queue number system.
- An accessible restroom is located in the corridor on the right side of the lobby opposite the men’s restroom. The accessible restroom door has a request to ask staff to open it. This request is present because there has been vandalism in the space.
- It is possible to move around indoors with a wheelchair and a rollator.
- The height of the borrowing and return machines can be adjusted.
- The service desk has a portable induction loop.
Guide dogs
- Guide and assistance dogs are welcome in the library.
Library and sports hall solar power plant
- Commissioning year: 2017
- Number of panels: 214
- Peak power of the plant: 57.8 kWp
- Installation area: approx. 350 m2
- Estimated output: 47.5 MWh/a
- Goal is to cover about 19.5% of the annual electricity consumption
Follow the production of the library and sports hall solar power plant.
Libraries
Koulutie 2 A,
14200
Turenki
Customer service open
- Mon-Wed 12 PM-7 PM
- Thu-Fri 12 PM-4 PM
- On days before a holiday 12 PM-4 PM
Customer service open 1.6.-31.8.2026
- Mon 12 PM-7 PM
- Tue-Fri 12 PM-4 PM
- On days before a holiday 12 PM-4 PM
Self-service library open
- Mon-Sun 8 AM-9 PM
Note the exceptions to library customer service opening hours 2026 »