The Alajärvi Library is the municipal public library of the town of

Alajärvi Alajärvi (; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The town is unilingually Finnish. The mu ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The first public library in Alajärvi was established in 1866, and operated as an adjunct to the

Alajärvi Church Alajärvi Church, also known as the Church of Gabriel ( Finnish: ''Gabrielin kirkko''), is the main Lutheran church in the city of Alajärvi, Finland. Architecture The church was designed by the leading architect operating in Finland at the tim ...

. The current library was built in 1991 and opened to public in 1992. It is notable for being based on an original 1966 design by the Finnish

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...

, although it was only completed after his death in 1976 by architects working in the Aalto design bureau. Alajärvi is home to eight buildings designed by Aalto, with the library forming part of the Aalto-designed public and administrative buildings complex.

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* Alvar Aalto buildings Alajärvi Buildings and structures in South Ostrobothnia Libraries in Finland Library buildings completed in 1991 Libraries established in 1866 {{Finland-struct-stub

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