Kannonkoski Public Library

What Kannonkoski Public Library does

Kannonkosken kirjasto (Kannonkoski Public Library) is the municipal public library serving the residents of Kannonkoski Municipality, a small rural local-government entity in Central Finland (Keski-Suomi). The library operates as a departmental function within Kannonkosken kunta's Culture and Leisure division (Kulttuuri ja vapaa-aika) and is co-located with the municipal headquarters at Järvitie 1, 43300 Kannonkoski. Services are delivered to local residents — primarily families with children, seniors, youth, and local entrepreneurs — and include standard public-library offerings: book lending, information retrieval, and digital resource access. The parent municipality's business registration number (Y-tunnus) is 0175798-8, and the library does not have a separate legal incorporation from the municipality.

The library's core technology stack is constituted by two third-party platforms. The Keski-Finna catalog — operated by Keski-kirjastot (Central Finland Libraries), the regional consortium of which the library is an affiliate member — provides the shared digital holdings, search interface, and inter-library lending infrastructure. Electronic municipal services (sähköinen asiointi), accessible through the parent municipality's website (kannonkoski.fi), run on the DocuWare document-management platform. The municipal website was launched in June 2019 and serves as the primary digital touch point for library information and services. The library has no proprietary technology, no native mobile application, no public API, and no documented AI/ML features. No funding rounds, M&A, or independent financial disclosures exist.

The library's funding and revenue model is non-commercial. As a Finnish statutory municipal service, it is funded through municipal taxation (income tax, property tax) and state subsidies rather than earned revenue. All core services — lending, information services, and digital resource access — are free at point of use for residents. Pricing constraints are limited to nominal fees for adjacent municipal services (e.g., facility rentals, recreational programs), with association subsidies capped at €300 per association per year (2026). The customer segments are entirely local: the user base is the residential population of Kannonkoski Municipality, and the GTM is direct public-service delivery rather than commercial go-to-market.

Name

Kannonkoski Public Library

Legal name

Kannonkosken kunta

Website

https://kannonkoski.fi

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kannonkosken kirjasto (Kannonkoski Public Library) is a municipal public library serving the residents of Kannonkoski Municipality in Central Finland, delivering book lending, information, and digital resources through the Keski-kirjastot regional network and funded by municipal taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Library Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Library Operations & Community Branch Management (EDAEAGAC), Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Public library services
• Book lending services
• Information services
• Digital library access
• Community cultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kannonkoski

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Kannonkoski Municipality operates as a tax-funded public entity. Primary revenue streams include municipal income taxes, property taxes, and state subsidies allocated through the Finnish municipal funding system.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kannonkoski Public Library is a municipal public library providing book lending, information services, and access to digital resources to residents of Kannonkoski Municipality. It is affiliated with the Keski-kirjastot (Central Finland Libraries) network and operates as a free public service under the municipality's Department of Culture and Leisure Services.

Product overview

Kannonkoski Public Library is a municipal public library service operating under Kannonkoski Municipality's Culture and Leisure department (Kulttuuri ja vapaa-aika). The library is affiliated with the Keski-kirjastot (Central Finland Libraries) network. The municipality's website serves as the primary digital interface for accessing library services and information. The library operates within the broader municipal service ecosystem that includes early childhood education, basic education, youth services, cultural activities, and sports facilities, all coordinated through the municipality's administrative structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Keski-kirjastot (Central Finland Libraries): A regional library system that Kannonkoski Public Library belongs to, providing shared catalog and services.

Products and services

• Kannonkosken kirjasto (Kannonkoski Public Library)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Karstulan kunta (Karstula Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019Since August 1, 2019, Kannonkoski purchases outreach youth work services (etsivä nuorisotyö) from Karstula Municipality. The service covers Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kinnula, Kivijärvi, and Kyyjärvi region with a team of three outreach youth workers. Iida Poikonen primarily serves Kannonkoski and Kyyjärvi areas.
• Nuorisokeskus Piispala (Piispala Youth Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuorisokeskus Piispala is a key partner in providing youth recreation, camps, and activity services. The municipality collaborates with Piispala on youth programming and shared climate action plans (2025-2035). Piispala offers facilities including swimming hall, bowling alley, ice rink, and gym used for Crazy Action nights.
• Saarijärven kaupunki (Saarijärvi City)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKannonkoski purchases citizen's institute (Kansalaisopisto) and music school (Musiikkiopisto/Viitasalo-opisto) services from Saarijärvi City. This partnership provides adult education and music education services to Kannonkoski residents.
• Suomenselän 4H-yhdistys (Suomenselkä 4H Association)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe municipality collaborates with Suomenselän 4H for youth activities, club nights, and international youth exchange programs. 4H organizes youth camps to Estonia and Norway, as well as group exchanges to France.
• Saarijärven seurakunta/Kannonkosken kappeliseurakuntaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal parish (church) provides community services and collaborates on cultural events and youth work in Kannonkoski.
• Keski-kirjastot (Central Finland Libraries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKannonkoski Library is part of the Central Finland Libraries (Keski-kirjastot) network, providing integrated library services and shared digital platforms (Keski-Finna) across the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Somppi-kirjastot: A Finnish municipal library consortium in the Somppi region of southwestern Finland. Comparable as a multi-municipal library network providing shared digital and lending services to small rural municipalities.
• Kirjastot.fi (Finnish Public Libraries portal): National portal operated by Finnish public libraries providing access to shared catalogs, e-books, and digital lending services. Directly comparable as it represents the national infrastructure in which Kannonkoski Public Library participates.
• Saarijärven kaupunginkirjasto (Saarijärvi City Library): Library of Saarijärvi City, a partner municipality that provides citizen's institute and music school services to Kannonkoski. Comparable as a neighboring Finnish municipal library within the same regional network (Keski-kirjastot).
• Vaara-kirjastot: Regional library consortium in North Karelia, Finland, providing integrated library services to multiple municipalities. Directly comparable as another Finnish small-municipality library network.
• Karstulan kunnankirjasto (Karstula Municipal Library): Library of Karstula Municipality, which provides outreach youth work services to Kannonkoski. Comparable as a neighboring small rural Finnish municipal library with shared service responsibilities.
• Kainet (Kainuu libraries): Regional library consortium serving the Kainuu region of Finland, providing integrated library services and digital catalogs. Comparable as a Finnish small-population regional library network similar in structure to Keski-kirjastot.

Broad incumbents

• Helmet-kirjastot (Helmet Libraries): The Helsinki metropolitan area library network, comprising Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Comparable as a Finnish municipal library network offering similar lending, digital, and community services, though at much larger urban scale.
• Kannonkosken kunta (Kannonkoski Municipality): The parent municipal entity of Kannonkoski Public Library. Comparable as the broader organization within which the library operates, providing the administrative structure, funding, and shared services.
• Keski-kirjastot (Central Finland Libraries): The regional library consortium of which Kannonkoski Public Library is a member node. Directly comparable as it provides the shared catalog, digital platforms (Keski-Finna), and integrated services that Kannonkoski's library relies on.

Others

• OverDrive (library digital lending platform): A major global digital lending platform used by libraries to provide e-books and audiobooks. Adjacent comparable as a technology provider that enables modern library digital services similar to those Kannonkoski residents access via the Keski-Finna platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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M&A

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