Christmas and New Year's Eve opening hours for Tuusula services
Here you will find a summary of the Christmas and New Year opening hours for Tuusula municipal services and service points.
Housing advice
Housing advice for people over 55 is available as normal on weekdays (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.) on 040 314 3068. Housing advice for young people and those under 55 is closed from 23 December 2025 to 7 January 2026. You can also send a contact request by email to asumisneuvonta@tuusula.fi.
Living room activities for older people
The living room activities for senior citizens will be on Christmas break from 22 December 2025 to 11 January 2026.
Eating habits of older people
The last meal of the year for senior citizens will be served on Friday, 19 December 2025, at all dining locations except Kellokoski School, where the last meal will be served on Thursday, 18 December 2025. Meals will resume on 7 January 2026.
Zoning and building control
The Christmas and New Year holiday season affects service levels in both planning and building control. Please see the summary below.
Registry
The municipal registry office will be closed on Friday, 2 January 2026, and Monday, 5 January 2026. However, you can send emails to kirjaamo@tuusula.fi.
Libraries
Christmas period
On Sunday 21 December, Jokela Library will be closed.
On Tuesday 23 December, libraries will close at 4 p.m.
From Wednesday 24 December to Friday 26 December, all libraries will be closed.
On Sunday, 28 December, the Jokela Library will be closed. The return box at
the Tuusula Main Library is closed until further notice! Due to the current weather conditions, books returned to the box are getting wet, so the box cannot be kept open. The
Kellokoski self-service library is open as usual.
New Year On Wednesday
, 31 December, libraries will close at 4 p.m. Please note that, as an exception, the Kellokoski self-service library will also close at 4 p.m.
On Thursday, 1 January 2026, all libraries will be closed. The Kellokoski self-service library will be open as usual. The
return box at the Kellokoski library will be closed from 3 p.m. on Wednesday 31 December until 10 a.m. on Friday 2 January 2026. The return box at the Tuusula Main Library will be closed until further notice.
Epiphany
On Monday, 5 January 2026, libraries will close at 4 p.m.
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, all libraries will be closed.
The Kellokoski self-service library is open as usual.
Mobile library
Friday, 20 December 2025 – Tuesday, 6 January 2026: The Kirre mobile library will not be running its routes.
Schools
Schools will be closed for the Christmas holidays from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. The spring term will begin on Wednesday, 7 January 2026.
Art school
The art school will be closed for Christmas holidays from 18 December 2025 to 5 January 2026. The spring term will begin on Thursday, 8 January 2026.
Registration for available places at the art school and summer courses will begin on Monday, 5 January 2026 at 1 p.m. online via the Tuusula Adult Education Centre course registration page via the website and by telephone on 040 314 3415 and 040 314 3418.
Immigration and employment services
Open service counselling for immigrants will be available on Monday, 22 December, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Between 28 December 2025 and 5 January 2026, urgent matters can be addressed by contacting integration advisor Hari Jung Shah by email at harijung.shahi@tuusula.fi or by telephone on 040 314 3378. The languages of service are Finnish, English, Urdu and Hindi.
Employment services will not be available between 22 December 2025 and 6 January 2026.
Museums
In Halosenniemi, the 160th anniversary of Pekka Halonen’s birth is celebrated in the exhibition “Far away from the land – in the painter’s landscapes”. It presents Halonen’s paintings from his home region of Lapinlahti, his travels in Finland and the surroundings of his studio home in Halosenniemi on the shores of Lake Tuusulanjärvi until 25 January, Tuesday–Sunday from 12 noon to 5 pm. The museum will be closed for Christmas from 15 to 25 December 2025, but will be open from Boxing Day onwards, Tuesday to Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit our website!
Erkkola is hosting Martta Wendelin’s exhibition “Silkkisukkia, polkkatukkia” (Silk Stockings, Bobbed Hair), which showcases modern women in art, until 14 December 2025, after which the museum will close for a short winter break. The next exhibition, “Lehden terällä – Kreetta Järvenpää, Terhi Heino, Hilda Olson, Ebba Masalin” (On the Edge of the Blade – Kreetta Järvenpää, Terhi Heino, Hilda Olson, Ebba Masalin), which opens on 14 January 2026, examines the observation of nature and the preservation of the disappearing at the intersection of art and science. See our website for more details!
Youth services
Tuusula’s youth centres will be open during the Christmas period from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2025 as follows:
Jokela Monari is open to 10–18-year-olds:
Monday 22 December, 4–8.45 p.m.
Tuesday 23 December, 4–8.45 p.m.
Monday 29 December, 4–8 p.m.45
Tuesday 30 December from 4 pm to 8.45 pm
Friday 2 January from 4 pm to 8.45 pm
Monday 5 January from 4 pm to 8.45 pm
(Please note that the time for primary school children ends at 7 pm.)
Riihikallio Kertsi is open:
Monday 22 December from 4 to 5.45 p.m. (4th to 6th graders) and 6 to 8.45 p.m. (13 to 18-year-olds)
Tuesday 23 December from 4 pm to 5.45 pm (grades 4–6) and 6 pm to 8.45 pm (ages 13–18)
Monday, 29 December, 4–5.45 p.m. (grades 4–6) and 6–8.45 p.m. (ages 13–18)
Tuesday, 30 December, 4–5.45 p.m. (grades 4–6) and 6–8.45 p.m. (ages 13–18)
Friday 2 January at 4–6.45 p.m. (grades 4–6) and 7–9.45 p.m. (ages 13–18)
Kellokosken Nuorkka is open:
Monday 22 December from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (4th–6th graders) and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (13–18-year-olds)
Monday 29 December from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (grades 4–6) and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (ages 13–18)
Monday 5 January at 2:00–4:45 p.m. (grades 4–6) and 5:00–8:00 p.m. (ages 13–18)
The Hyrylä youth centre is open to 13–18-year-olds:
Wednesday 31 December from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Services for young adults
Ohjaamo Tuusula will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. Ohjaamo will reopen on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Please note that Ohjaamo’s new opening hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Outreach youth work will be closed for holidays from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. The outreach service contact line will remain open, and reports can be made as usual:
The youth start-up workshop will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026.
College
The college will be closed for holidays from 23 December 2025 to 4 January 2026.
The college office will be open during week 2 as follows:
Monday 5 January 2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday 7-8 January 2026 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday 91 January 2026 by telephone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 040 314 3415 and 040 314 3418
Daycare centres
Early childhood education services are provided on an on-call basis during school holidays. During Christmas and New Year, activities are reduced by closing pre-school groups operating in connection with schools, combining daycare and family daycare groups, and/or concentrating activities in on-call units according to the service needs.
22 December 2025–6 January 2026
South Tuusula
22 December 2025–6 January 2026 Maininki
Day Care Centre, Purjekuja 1
Tuusulanjärvi Daycare Centre, Tuusulantie 131
Jokela
22 December 2025–6 January 2026
Peltokaaren daycare centre, Lillynkuja 2
Kellokoski
22 December 2025–6 January 2026 Torpparin
Daycare Centre, Ampujantie 1
24-hour early childhood education throughout the municipality:
22 December 2025–6 January 2026 Maininki
daycare centre, Purjekuja 1
Social and health services (Central Uusimaa welfare area, Keusote)
See opening hours on the Keusote website:
TuusInfo
Changes to TuusInfo customer service opening hours for the rest of the year:
Monday 22 December – Friday 26 December closed (Christmas week)
Monday 29 December 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (shortened opening hours)
Wednesday 31 December, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. (New Year’s Eve opening hours)
Thursday 1 January, closed (New Year’s Day)
Friday 2 January, 8 a.m.–12 noon (normal opening hours)
Monday 5 January, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. (New Year’s Eve opening hours)
Tuesday 6 January closed (Epiphany)
TuusInfo’s Jokela and Kellokoski offices will be closed during week 52. The
Jokela office will be open on Wednesday 31 December from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Kellokoski office will be closed on Thursday 1 January.
Swimming pool
The swimming pool is closed for renovation. The swimming pool will reopen in June 2026.
Community lending library
The Community Lending Library will be closed for the winter break from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. Reservation requests will be answered again starting on 7 January 2026.
If the opening hours of the service you are looking for are not listed above, please check the service-specific information on the relevant service pages.
The municipality of Tuusula wishes you a peaceful Christmas and New Year!
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