Some materials of the National Archives of Finland will be transferred from Helsinki to Mikkeli in September 2025

Publication date 16.6.2025 10.58 | Published in English on 24.6.2025 at 10.31
Type:Press release
Arranging the materials on a shelf in a magazine in the Mikkeli Central Archives.

Preparation for the renovation of Rauhankatu.

A large-scale renovation is planned for the National Archives of Finland’s Helsinki branch at Rauhankatu 17, scheduled to start in May 2026.  

During the renovation, we will move our services and materials from Rauhankatu to temporary facilities located in the Helsinki region. In addition to the Helsinki region, materials will be transferred to the National Archives of Finland’s branch in Mikkeli.  

The plan is start transferng materials to Mikkeli in September–October 2025. The materials to be transferred are listed on a separate page according to the record creator (in Finnish).  

In total, some 34 shelf kilometres of materials will be transferred from Rauhankatu to the temporary facilities.  

Materials will be transferred to the temporary facilities in the Helsinki region between October 2025 and April 2026.

The plans are subject to change. We will announce more information about any changes separately. 

More information

Niko Mäkinen

Head of Unit, Facilities and Logistics
[email protected]

Tomi Rasimus

Head of Unit, Requests for Information and Access Rights
​​​​​​​[email protected]
Renovation of Rauhankatu 17

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