Personally one of the coolest libraries I have ever visited. Oodi opened in 2018 and was named IFLA Public Library of the Year in 2019, but the real reason it matters is not just the award. It shows what a modern public library can be. This is not only a place to borrow books. People come here to study, meet, craft, sew, record, laser cut, use 3D printers, play games or just exist indoors without needing to buy anything. Especially in a city where winter is long, cold and dark, that matters. Oodi works almost like Helsinki’s public living room: warm, free, central and open to very different k…
