The National Archives of Finland

The duty of the National Archives is to ensure that records belonging to the national cultural heritage are preserved for future generations. Our unique materials are available to everyone.

News

17.03.2020 National Archives closed from 17 March 2020

27.01.2020 The Yerusha project on jewish archival collections in Finland

16.12.2019 The Finnish SS-volunteers and atrocities against Jews, Civilians and Prisoners of War in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region 1941–1943

11.12.2019 National Archives of Finland becomes smoke- and fragrance-free in 2020

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Memory of the World

UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme protects documentary and written cultural heritage in Finland and all over the world, and promotes its availability. Finland’s national Memory of the World committee organises the programme in Finland. It maintains the national Memory of the World register, in which nationally significant documentary cultural heritage has been collected.

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