Borrow a mother from the library

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Date(s) Tue 01.09.2026 - Wed 02.09.2026
Opening hours TUE 1.9. (WALK IN, 15 min) BORROW A FINNISH-SPEAKING MOTHER FROM RIKHARDINKATU LIBRARY from 10:00 to 18:00
WED 2.9. (BOOK IN ADVANCE , 30 min) BORROW A FINNISH-SPEAKING MOTHER FROM RIKHARDINKATU LIBRARY from 10:00 to 18:00
Address Rikhardinkatu 3 (Rikhardinkadun kirjasto), 00130, Helsinki
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Is your mother far away, or perhaps no longer here? During Helsinki Design Week, you can borrow a Finnish-speaking mother from Rikhardinkatu library. The mother is an experienced parent of four.

With the mother, you can chat about this and that or have coffee in the library’s summer courtyard. You can also choose from the options what kind of service you need from her during the borrow.

Please note that the mother cannot be taken outside the library building.

The age limit for borrowing a mother is 18. The booking link: https://vello.fi/jos-aiti-olisi-palvelu

SCHEDULE

TUE 1.9. BORROW A MOTHER FROM THE LIBRARY (WALK-IN) from 10:00 to 18:00

WED 2.9. BORROW A MOTHER FROM THE LIBRARY (BOOK IN ADVANCE) from 10:00 to 18:00

This project is part of the Master’s thesis "I’M YOUR MOTHER – Motherhood as a Service" by Jonna Mannila (Master of Arts), a Service Design student at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

In her thesis, Jonna Mannila explores motherhood as a service within the framework of service design. For further information, please contact: Design student Jonna Mannila +358 40 5603409 or mari.mannila@metropolia.fi

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A service design student at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. In her thesis, Jonna Mannila explores motherhood as a service within the framework of service design.