Library services during summer 2025
HAMK library customer service is on break from Thursday June 19 to Wednesday August 13. You can send us email hamk.kirjasto@hamk.fi during summer, but answers may be delayed due to summer holidays. Reserved books and inter-library loans are not transported during the break. Materials will be transported between campuses for the last time June 2–6.
Thesis archiving and publishing is on break from June 25 to August 1. Research permit services are on summer break from June 20 to July 31.
All libraries are on self-service for HAMK students and staff with HAMK key card.
Customer service opens in Hämeenlinna university centre library and by phone on Thursday August 14 at noon. We will inform you about all campus library service hours in August.
Reserve books and renew your loans for the summer in HAMK Finna
Reserved books and inter-library loans will be transported between campuses for the last time June 2–6 according to the normal schedule.
Please send us your acquisition requests by the end of May, if you want the books for summer. E-material requests can be requested until the end of June.
When you renew your loans after May 22, the due date will be August 28. Log in to HAMK Finna with HAMK ID or library card number and PIN-code to see and renew your loans. You cannot renew your loans if there are reservations for them, you have over 10 € of fines or the book has been marked lost for being late. You will not get library fines for late books during the library’s summer break.
Long summer loans do not apply to e-materials.
Customer service before summer break
Before June 19, customer service is available in Hämeenlinna university centre, by phone +358 3 646 4700 and by email Mon-Thu from 9 am to 3 pm and Fri from 10 am to 3 pm. Check possible exceptions on HAMK Finna.
Customer service is available for the last time in the campus libraries of Evo, Forssa, Lepaa, Riihimäki and Valkeakoski June 2–6 according to normal schedule. Mustiala campus library’s last customer service day is May 27. Reserved books will be transported on June 3.
Thesis archiving and publishing
Thesis archiving and publishing is on summer break from June 25 to August 1. Theses submitted during the break will be published and archived in August. You can send us an email to opinnaytetyo.arkisto@hamk.fi if needed. Emails sent during the summer break will be answered in August.
Help in information search
You can get personal assistance for information searching issues during summer too. However, there will be less appointments available than normally. The guidance is automatically held online in Teams. You can see available times up to three weeks in advance. If you have to cancel your appointment, please do so by sending us an email to kirjasto.opetus@hamk.fi.
How to return loans when you have a HAMK key card
If you have a HAMK key card, you can return your loans with the self-check machine in the nearest campus library. You can find campus library addresses here. Inter-library loans can be returned like regular loans.
There are also return boxes next to campus library doors. If you return your loans there, they will stay in your loan information until the library staff visits that campus in August.
How to return loans when you don’t have a HAMK key card
The library’s outdoor return box is in Hämeenlinna University Centre: building D, in Visakaarre street, next to the main entrance. Please do not leave books outside the box if it’s full. Unfortunately, other campuses do not have outdoor book return boxes.
You can mail the books to library. Please ask for mailing instructions by email: hamk.kirjasto@hamk.fi.
Library’s summer 2025
- Reserved books will be transported for the last time June 2-6.
- Library customer service is on a break from June 19 to August 13.
- Long library loans start on May 22, due date will be August 28.
- Acquisition requests sent by the end of May will arrive for summer. E-material requests can be requested until the end of June.
- Thesis archiving and publishing are on a break from June 25 to August 1st.
- Research permit services are on summer break from June 20 to July 31.