Hervanta
The Library is located on the zero floor of Kampusareena on Hervanta campus. Hervanta has materials in various fields of technology, architecture, natural sciences, economics and management.
Opening hours of Library units
Street address
Korkeakoulunkatu 7
33720 Tampere
Mailing address
Tampereen University Library
Hervanta
PL 537
33014 Tampereen yliopisto
kirjasto [at] tuni.fi
Customer service +358 40 198 1600
Return box
You can return your loans to a return box outside the library hours. The other box is located inside Kampusareena, next to the elevators at the 1. floor. The other is outside at the Kampusareena's entrance towards the Main building.
You can now get to know our facilities in more detail through new video demonstrations online. The videos are on Youtube and they are 360 videos where you can view the spaces more widely by moving the mouse during the video.
Hervanta: https://youtu.be/ytT2NTqUO-4
Opening hours of Library units
Bookable group study rooms
The group work spaces in the library are available for students to study and research.
You can book the rooms via your own Outlook calendar.
When you book a room, please remember:
- Rooms are bookable 24/7.
- Be on time. The room becomes available to others 15 minutes after the booked time if you are not there.
- If you can't come, cancel your booking on Outlook calendar.
- One group can use the room max. 4 hours/day.
Hervanta-Kampusareena-
Argon (A022); 2–14 persons. Touch screen, white board.
Krypton (A023); 2–6 persons. Screen, white board. Couch, no desk.
Ksenon (A024); 2–8 persons. Screen, white board.
Neon (A069); 2–4 persons. Screen.
Other study spaces
- Teknetium (A013) - computers; group working not allowed
- Litium (A015) - quiet study space, use of electronic devices not recommended
- Kandium (A018) - peaceful study space
- Helium (A021) - peaceful study space, two large screens
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There is a variety of seats for reading and studying around the Library. See at our sound landscape to find the peaceful areas for studying and those areas where you can discuss and do group work. There is also a kitchen corner available for students.
3D printer and virtual reality devices
You can book the rooms via your own Outlook calendar.
When you book a device, please remember:
- Be on time. The room becomes available to others 15 minutes after the booked time if you are not there.
- If you can't come, cancel your booking on Outlook calendar.
- Don’t left a printer unattended.
3D-printer (A073); Bookable. Printing material PLA plastic.
Virtual reality (A028); Bookable. Borrow a key from the Hervanta customer service before your booking starts. Temporarely out of use.
Using the 3D printers
There are a 3D printer for the students to use in Hervanta. With the printer you can make for example models for your studies. Print models should be in .stl or .obj form. We use PLA plastic as a printing material.
You can print on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 to 15. You’ll find detailed instructions for printing beside the printers and also the staff is willing to guide you.
Using the virtual reality devices
Temporarely out of use.
Tampere University students and staff can use virtual reality devices at the Library’s unit in Hervanta. VR devices can be booked during Hervanta service hours Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. One booking is two hours.
When your booking starts, borrow a key to the device cabinet from the Hervanta customer service. You need a personal Steam account to use the devices. Steam account is free and we recommend that you get it before your first booking. You’ll find detailed instructions for using the devices in the VR room.
