A central Espoo library operating out of the Entresse shopping mall has arranged a partition for an isolated prayer space for Muslims.
-This is a temporary arrangement for the period of Ramadan. There is not going to be a permanent place of prayer for them here, regional library director Terhi Nikulainen declares.
He points out that of the loyal customers who enjoy the library, more than half are Somalis.
-We wanted to serve this group during this period, in which case they will have to pray several times a day. The idea for their own prayer sessions was according to Nikulainen, last week’s story about the prayer ban at the gym operating at the Entresse mall.