Vaasa
- Visiting address: Varastokatu 2
- Postal address: P.O.Box 240, FI-65101 Vaasa
Opening hours
- The reading room is open by prior reservation in even weeks on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to 4 pm. (8.1.–26.6.2025)
- Closed
- 1.–31.7.
Book an appointment for a visit via
- e-mail: [email protected]
- You can also book an appointment by calling the National Archives’ shared service number +358 29 533 7490 (Tue-Fri 10–14), in Swedish +358 29 533 7491 (Tue-Fri 12–14).The phone reservation has to be made the day before the visit at the latest.
- The Swedish customer service for the reading rooms is organised mainly remotely during opening hours.
Delivery of materials
- Requests for material must be made primarily through Astia access service.
- Remote borrowing service is closed 1.6.–31.7.
Contact details
Contact the National Archives’ shared service number +358 29 533 7490 for matters related to visiting a reading room. We will offer service at the number from Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will offer service in Swedish from Tuesday to Friday from noon to 2 p.m. at +358 29 533 7491.
It is recommended that you order the documents you want in advance on our Astia online service so that they are ready when you arrive in the reading room. The orders are not accepted by phone.
Please also keep in mind that the chat service on our website is open from Monday to Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. In particular, we answer quick questions related to the online services and digital materials.
Arrival
Public transportation: The travel centre is located in the immediate vicinity of the branch office, on the other side of the so-called Maasilta. Regional bus routes and timetables.
Parking: The nearest parking spaces are on Varastokatu and in the yard of the old bus station opposite the branch office.
Accessibility
There is a wheelchair ramp at the entrance and the interior is accessible. An accessible toilet is in the customer service facilities. Guide dogs are allowed.
Services
- cloakroom
- luggage lockers