National Archives of Finland
Encyclopedia
The National Archives of Finland (Finnish: Kansallisarkisto, Swedish: Riksarkivet) is a Finnish government agency
responsible for archiving official documents of the Finnish state and municipalities. It is situated in the capital Helsinki
.
The archives was created in 1816 as part of the Senate of Finland
. The present building was built in 1890. The present Swedish name was adopted in 1939 and the present Finnish name in 1994. It was in 1939 it also became a central government agency of its own.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
responsible for archiving official documents of the Finnish state and municipalities. It is situated in the capital Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
.
The archives was created in 1816 as part of the Senate of Finland
Senate of Finland
The Senate of Finland combined the functions of cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1816 to 1917 and in the independent Republic of Finland from 1917 to 1918....
. The present building was built in 1890. The present Swedish name was adopted in 1939 and the present Finnish name in 1994. It was in 1939 it also became a central government agency of its own.
Directors
- K. A. BomanssonKarl BomanssonKarl August Bomansson Karl August Bomansson Karl August Bomansson (5 April 1827 in Saltvik-7 February 1906 in Helsinki, was a Finnish historian and archivist. Between 1870 and 1883 ha was chief archivist at the National Archives of Finland. From 1862 he was associate professor in history at...
(1880–1883) - Reinhold Hausen (1883–1916)
- Leo Harmaja (1917)
- J. W. Ruuth (1917–1926)
- Kaarlo BlomstedtKaarlo BlomstedtKaarlo Viljanti Blomstedt PhD , was a Finnish historian and archivist.Blomstedt organized the Finnish archives and functioned as an official at the National Archives of Finland from 1908, and became its chief in 1927. He was chairman of the delegation of archives 1928−1946, when the archives of...
(1926–1949) - Yrjö NurmioYrjö NurmioYrjö Fredrik Nurmio Yrjö Fredrik Nurmio Yrjö Fredrik Nurmio (29 April 1901 in Reso - 15 June 1983 in Helsinki, was director of the National Archives of Finland 1949-67 and a professor in history from 1949. He was a brother to Heikki Nurmio....
(1949–1967) - Martti Kerkkonen (1967–1970)
- Tuomo PolvinenTuomo PolvinenTuomo Ilmari Polvinen , Finnish historian, PhD 1964.Polvinen was an official 1957-1961|61 in the Finnish national archives in Helsinki, and 1970-1974|74 its chief...
(1970–1974) - Toivo J. PaloposkiToivo PaloposkiToivo Johannes Paloposki, , was a Finnish archivist and historian.Paloposki focused on Finland's 18th century history and treated also economic-historical issues. Amongst his works are Suomen historian lähteet , a book on sources of Finland's history, and some local historical works...
(1974–1987) - Veikko Litzen (1987–1996)
- Kari TarkiainenKari TarkiainenKari Valtteri Tarkiainen , Finnish is a historian and archivist, who served as the national archivist of Finland 1996-2003. He is a grandson of the scholar Viljo Tarkiainen....
(1996–2003) - Jussi Nuorteva (2003-)
External links
- Official website of the National Archives of Finland - (in Finnish and Swedish)