National Archives' Astia service updated – It is easier than ever to search for and use the materials

In autumn 2025, the search function will be further developed.

Cleaning day and special opening hours during the week of Ascension Day in the Rauhankatu reading room

On 28 May, reading room will close early at 16:00. The reading room will be closed on Thursday, 29 May, and Friday, 30 May.

Edvard Westermarck's Archives inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register

The fifth Finnish object inscribed on the Memory of the World Register.

National Archives’ material search will be reformed, but the deployment of the changes will be delayed by two weeks

The Astia service will be unavailable on Monday, 28 April, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The user interface and search function of the Astia service will be updated to make it easier to use

Due to the update process, Astia will be out of service on Monday 14 April.

Hämeenlinna’s digital delivery pilot project continues until June

We deliver all reading room and interlibrary loan orders digitally in Hämeenlinna.

An unexpected archive finding strengthens the “Soviet Union as a fate” database

Information about 6,000 new people added.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s correspondence digitised for free use

The collection includes thousands of letters from hundreds of cultural figures.

Renovation of the main building of the National Archives to start in the spring of 2026

There will be changes to the services.

Opening hours and customer service during Christmas

Reading rooms and their telephone service will be closed from 23 December 2024 to 1 January 2025.