National Library of Finland, Helsinki,, Finland
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National Library of Finland
thumb|right|250px|The main building of the National Library of Finland
The National Library of Finland (, ) is the foremost research library in Finland. Organizatorily, the library is part of the University of Helsinki. Until 1 August 2006, it was known as the Library of the University of Helsinki.
In addition to being the most important of the libraries of the University of Helsinki, the National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage. By Finnish law, the National Library is entitled to receive five copies of all matter printed in Finland. These copies are then distributed by the Library to its own national collection and to reserve collections of four other university libraries.Vapaakappalelaki (420/1980) Retrieved 10-24-2007 In addition, the National Library has the right to store in to its collection any material published on the Internet.Tekijänoikeuslaki 16b §. (404/1961) Retrieved 10-24-2007.
Any person domiciled in Finland may register as a user of the National Library, and after this, borrow library material for home use. The publications in the national collection, however, are not loaned outside the library. The library contains one of the most comprehensive collections of books published in the Russian Empire of any library in the world.
The National Library is located in a library complex in the heart of Helsinki, right by Senaatintori square. The oldest part of the complex, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, dates back to 1844. The newer extension Rotunda dates to 1903. The bulk of the collection is, nonetheless, stored in Kirjaluola, a 57,600-cubic meter underground bunker drilled into solid rock, 18 meters below the library.Rakennussuma purkautuu. Yliopistolainen 5/99. Retrieved 10-24-2007. Keskustakampuksen kirjastojen kehittämissuunnitelma 1998–2005. University of Helsinki. Retrieved 10-24-2007.
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