Library in Brief
Turku University Library is the largest academic library in Southwest Finland and it is open to all.
Key figures 2025
Library use
- Library visits 446 465
- Loans 73 597
- Renewals 94 052
- Inter-library loans received 595
- Inter-library loans given 731
- Searches in collection database Volter 2 369 384
- Number of sessions in collection database Volter 1 829 821
- Usage of electronic resources 14 294 495
Collections
- E-books 1 160 978 titles
- E-periodicals 123 485 titles
- OA books 11 956 titles
- OA periodicals 23 536 titles
- Printed books 1 085 517 titles / 1 478 568 volumes
- Printed periodicals 31 013 titles
- Ephemera material 4 581 476 items
- Maps 18 968 titles
- Music materials 34 790 titles
- Audiovisual materials 15 962 titles
- Electronic theses 21 588 titles
- Self-archived copies 30 904 titles
User training
- Participants in library-provided user training sessions 9 244
Publishing support
- University of Turku research publications 6 890 of which 6 598 reported to Ministry of Education and Culture (source: Data Warehouse)
- Publications reported to the Ministry of Education and Culture, openly available 75 %
- The agreements signed by the library enabled researchers to open 714 articles free of charge
Staff
- Library staff FTE 64,4
Opening hours
- Total weekly opening hours 364
Finances
- Library materials costs 4 380 733 €
- Operating costs total 12 278 699 €
The University of Turku key facts and figures
- Staff FTE 3 754
- Number of students (education leading to a degree) 18 477
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