Helle Finna getting a makeover

The Helle Finna online library will be renewed on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. The changes will affect both the appearance and the content.

The texts in the search bar are more accessible, and the colours and font are clearer. The headings have been reorganised. The content pages present the materials in a more versatile way than before.

Helle-Finna förnyas

Nätbiblioteket Helle-Finna förnyas tisdagen den 29 september 2026. Förändringarna gäller både utseendet och innehållet.

Texterna i sökbalken blir mer tillgängliga, och färgerna och typsnittet blir tydligare. Rubrikerna har fått en ny struktur. På innehållssidorna presenteras materialet på ett mer mångsidigt sätt än tidigare.

Koha-Suomi reports on denial-of-service attack

The Helle Libraries’ library system was targeted by a denial-of-service attack last week. The library system provider Koha-Suomi states the following about the attack:

Starting at 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, our systems were subjected to a large-scale denial-of-service attack. The attack originated from several different countries and began as a UDP flood attack, which later evolved into a UDP reflection attack. The reflection attack was directed at a specific country. We were therefore not the ultimate target of the attack, but rather a party used as an intermediary.

Based on the current situational assessment, and taking into account the scale and target of the attack, we believe that a state actor may be behind it. A more detailed investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

At this stage, the follow-up measures related to the attack do not require any action from libraries or customers.