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Library Services

Library card

You need a library card to borrow. The same library card can be used in Haaga-Helia and Laurea libraries.

Create your library card on Tuudo app

If you are a student, activate your Tuudo library card without visiting the library. No other library card is needed!

  • Open the hamburger menu in the Tuudo app
  • Select the Student Services menu
  • Select Library
  • Click on Add card
  • Select the option "I don't have a library card"
  • Fill in the required fields
  • Choose your pin code and write it down so you remember it

You can use your card for borrowing on the spot. Connect your card with MetCat Finna to be able to make reservations.

Apply for a library card

Fill out a library card application, if

  • you are a new Metropolia staff member
  • you are an external customer (other than a student of Laurea, Metropolia or Haaga-Helia)
  • or the card cannot be created in Tuudo for some other reason.

You can use your card for borrowing on the spot. You need to connect your card with MetCat Finna to be able to make reservations. 

The library card does not function as an access card (access badge) to campus facilities. Any card equipped with a remote identifier can be used as an access card, and it is activated according to campus instructions.

Connect your library card with MetCat Finna

Student: connect your library card with MetCat Finna. After that you can make reservations for printed materials.

PIN code

You need a PIN code for borrowing and for logging in to MetCat Finna with library card information. Forgot your PIN? Reset it on MetCat Finna.

Borrow, renew, reserve and return 

You can borrow printed material from the collections of the Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia libraries. However, not all material can be borrowed. The library also has material that is only available to Metropolia students and staff. Materials that are not loaned to your home can be read in the library. 

You can order material from one Haaga-Helia, Laurea or Metropolia library to another.

Borrow

You need a library card and a personal PIN code for borrowing. The loan period is four weeks or two weeks. One customer can have a maximum of 100 loans at a time. If you already have a maximum number of loans, you will be able to loan (or collect reservations) only after returning some of your loans. 

All campus libraries have self-service stations where you can borrow items. 

Problems with borrowing

Sometimes borrowing is not successful even if your library card is valid and you have entered the correct pin code.

In such cases

  1. There may be a reservation in the book. > Make a reservation in MetCat Finna
  2. You may have fees more than the allowed amount > Pay the fees in MetCat Finna.
  3. The book has a "Not for loan" sticker. > See if there is a copy in the library which can be borrowed.

Renew 

  • Renew your loans in Tuudo or MetCat Finna. You can also call us or send an email.
  • You can renew your loans up to 15 times, unless they have been reserved by another user or unless you have lost your borrowing rights.  

Reserve 

You can order material from one Haaga-Helia, Laurea or Metropolia library to another. You can make reservations in MetCat Finna 24/7.

Return 

Return or renew your loans by the due date.

  • If you return your loans late, you will have to pay overdue fines. 
  • If you do not return or renew your loans in spite of reminders, you will be sent an invoice for replacement items.

You can return your loans to any Haaga-Helia, Laurea or Metropolia library during the service and self-service hours.

  • You don't need a library card to return items.
  • The self-service station gives a return receipt.
  • If the library is closed, but campus is open, leave your loans in the book return box outside the library door.  The return date will be the next day.
  • If the return machine does not work, you can also use the return box outside the library door.

If you have reading disability

IF you have a certificate of reading disability or the right to use the audiobooks of the Accessibility Library Celia, you are entitled to two weeks' loans with a four-week loan period. This extended borrowing right you can get either when you register as a Celia customer or at the library when you present proof of a reading disability.

How to become a Celia customer?

You can see the instructions on Metropolia Student's guide. 

Library services after you graduate

After you finish your studies, you can still use the library.  However, the Tuudo app and  your school email address will stop working.

To use the library after graduation, log in to MetCat Finna with your library card number and PIN code.

Save your library card number

Before you graduate:

  • Write down your library card number.
  • Check and update your email address and contact details in MetCat Finna.

After graduation you can use either a MetCat Finna mobile card or a plastic library card.

The mobile card is in MetCat Finna

To use the mobile card:

  1. Goto MetCat Finna.
  2. Log in with your library card number and PIN code.
  3. Find your mobile card in the Library Cards section.

Get a plastic library card

If you have only used a mobile card before:

  • You can ask for a plastic library card at the library.
  • Bring your official ID card and update your contact info at the same time.    

E-resources after graduation

You can use most e-resources at the library, but you cannot use them from home anymore.

Want to delete your library info?

If you want to delete your information from the library system, fill out and sign the Data Subject’s Request Form.

You can find the form and instructions on Metropolia's website (link below).

Metropolia Library and Information Services | Accessibility Statement