In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)(2)(C(7)H(7)NO)(2)(CH(3)OH)(2)], the Ni(2+) cations are coordinated by two thio-cyanate anions, two 3-acetyl-pyridine ligands and two methanol mol-ecules within slightly distorted NiN(4)O(2) octa-hedra. The asymmetric unit consists of one Ni(2+) cation, which is located on a center of inversion, as well as one thio-cyanate anion, one 3-acetyl-pyridine ligand and one methanol mol-ecule in general positions. The discrete complexes are linked by two pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the hy-droxy H atom and the acetyl O atom into chains along the b axis.