{"id":25265,"date":"2026-01-15T08:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/?p=25265"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:54:31","slug":"40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"40 years of library services in the Carelia building on the Joensuu campus, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Joensuu Campus Library of the University of Eastern Finland is located in the Carelia building, which turned forty years old in 2025. Over the decades, the library\u2019s facilities and services have undergone changes. Now we are once again on the threshold of a new transformation: the campus development project will bring new actors into the building.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the upcoming semester, we will celebrate the forty-year-old library space with a series of blog posts. We will also share information about the changes that will come to the facilities as part of the campus development project.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1756\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea.jpg\" alt=\"A large red-brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-25258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-1250x525.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-151x63.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-1536x645.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1756px) 100vw, 1756px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Library facilities to the university&#8217;s new main building<\/bdo><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When the University of Joensuu (then Joensuun korkeakoulu, &#8221;Joensuu College&#8221;) was founded in 1969, the library did not yet have its own premises. However, collections for the future university and library had already begun to be assembled in 1966, immediately after the Parliament decided to establish the university. The Kalevala Society organized the first collection, and after that, several parties expressed their willingness to support the new \u201cKarelian University.\u201d Book collections and donations played a central role in the library\u2019s early years, as funds for acquisitions were scarce.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The donated books were initially stored in a warehouse provided for the purpose in the provincial government building. The library was able to officially start its operations in June 1970 in the university building on Tulliportinkatu, in the premises of the discontinued Eastern Finland Seminary (It\u00e4-Suomen seminaari). The library facilities\u2014a reading room and two offices\u2014were located on the second floor of the building. The ground floor housed storage facilities. In 1971, renovation of the ground-floor storage into library space began. It was estimated that the library could operate in these premises until 1980. Some relief to the already inadequate library facilities came from the fact that the university had several small departmental libraries and collections.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-tiski-pieni.jpg\" alt=\"An attendant and customers at the library service desk.\" class=\"wp-image-25246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-tiski-pieni.jpg 897w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-tiski-pieni-151x103.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-tiski-pieni-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Providing customer service at the Tulliportinkatu library desk in 1982.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-sanomalehtisali-pieni.jpg\" alt=\"People reading newspapers in the library.\" class=\"wp-image-25247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-sanomalehtisali-pieni.jpg 890w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-sanomalehtisali-pieni-151x103.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/vanha-sanomalehtisali-pieni-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A bustling scence in the newspaper reading room at the Tullinportinkatu library.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The young university had a wide range of space requirements. To assess and plan these, the Ministry of Education appointed a negotiation committee for the construction of the University of Joensuu in January 1970. The construction of the library was scheduled for the third building phase. More urgent projects, such as the Department of Biology and teacher training schools, were prioritized ahead of it. The third phase was intended to include a combination of the main library, central administration, large lecture halls, and a cafeteria. As planning progressed, the administration facilities were dropped from the building design. Instead, a combined large auditorium and concert hall was added. The chief architects were Jan S\u00f6derlund and Erkki Valovirta.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The design of the main library advanced gradually through building plans as well as material, furniture, and equipment planning. On July 31, 1983, President of the Republic Mauno Koivisto laid the cornerstone. The construction company led by S. A. Tervo erected the walls of the new main building and main library for the college, which had by then officially become a university.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakenteilla.jpg\" alt=\"A large building under construction, with a crane in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-25252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakenteilla.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakenteilla-1250x779.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakenteilla-151x94.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakenteilla-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new main building of the university is taking shape.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-nurmikon-kylvo-pieni.jpg\" alt=\"Grass being sown in front of a large brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-25253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-nurmikon-kylvo-pieni.jpg 866w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-nurmikon-kylvo-pieni-151x101.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-nurmikon-kylvo-pieni-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grass being sown in front of the newly completed main building.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the spring of 1985, the library staff faced a major task: moving books and work equipment to the new premises. About 200,000 volumes had to be transferred, of which almost one-third were unprocessed storage material. The old library had neither the space nor the staff to handle the extensive donated collections.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new library\u2019s usable floor area was 5,400 square meters, with a total area of over 7,000 square meters. The reading rooms were designed to accommodate about 600 workstations, some scattered between the rows of shelves.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/karjalainen1985-06-13-etusivu.jpg\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping showing a woman at a microfiche reader in the library.\" class=\"wp-image-25254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/karjalainen1985-06-13-etusivu.jpg 367w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/karjalainen1985-06-13-etusivu-125x150.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An opening teaser from the newspaper Karjalainen, 13 June, 1985.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The opening ceremony of the new main library of the University of Joensuu was held on Thursday, June 13, 1985. In addition to the library director and staff, the university\u2019s rectors and representatives of the Foundation for the Promotion of Karelian Culture (Karjalaisen Kulttuurin Edist\u00e4miss\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6) were present. The foundation donated a collection of six thousand volumes to the library.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1338\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-1-pieni.jpg\" alt=\"Five people standing at a ceremonial event.\" class=\"wp-image-25255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-1-pieni.jpg 1338w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-1-pieni-1250x894.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-1-pieni-151x108.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-1-pieni-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1338px) 100vw, 1338px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From left at the library&#8217;s opening ceremony: Library Director Tuulikki Nurminen, Rector Ky\u00f6sti Pulliainen, Vice Rector Hannes Sihvo, and Paavo Nieminen and Aimo Turunen from the Foundation for the Promotion of Karelian Culture.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-2-pieni.jpg\" alt=\"A row of women all looking in the same direction.\" class=\"wp-image-25256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-2-pieni.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-2-pieni-1250x888.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-2-pieni-151x107.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-avajaiset-2-pieni-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Library staff and invited guests attending the opening ceremony.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The library was opened to the public the day after the opening ceremony. Until the end of August, the library was open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the first week, library introduction sessions were held daily at 9 a.m. At the beginning of the autumn semester, in addition to introductions for students, sessions intended for university staff were planned to be organized by department.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In October 1985, the university\u2019s new main building, named Carelia, was officially inaugurated in its entirety. In his inauguration speech, Rector Ky\u00f6sti Pulliainen stated that the choice of name was obvious, as this was a university in the Karelian region. The Latin spelling with the letter C reflected academic tradition.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The university\u2019s main library now had new, modern facilities. However, the arrangement of collections and the adequacy of space were issues the library had to address as early as the 1990s. In the next parts of this series, we will discuss the history of the University of Joensuu\u2019s main library from the late 1980s to the 2000s.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joensuun yliopiston kirjasto 30 vuotta: Joensuun yliopiston kirjaston 30-vuotisjuhlajulkaisu. Joensuun yliopiston kirjasto 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikko Meril\u00e4inen, <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">information specialist<\/bdo><br \/>Riitta Porkka, <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">head of services<\/bdo><br \/><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Collection services<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-2\/\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Part 2: In presentable and modern facilities<\/bdo><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-3\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-3\/\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Part 3: From spaciousness to crampedness<\/bdo><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-4\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-4\/\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Part 4: From one renovation to another<\/bdo><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joensuu Campus Library of the University of Eastern Finland is located in the Carelia building, which turned forty years old in 2025. 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