The Finnish Heritage Agency preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it.

The Finnish Heritage Agency
Visiting address: Sturenkatu 2a, Helsinki
Postal address: P.O. Box 913, FI-00101 Helsinki
Telephone exchange +358 295 33 6000 (Mon–Fri 8–16.15)

The Record Office
Open: Monday-Friday 9-15
Visiting address: Sturenkatu 2a
Postal address: P.O. Box 913, FI-00101 Helsinki

Email: kirjaamo@museovirasto.fi
Tel.: 0295 33 6080
Fax: 0295 33 6999

Museokatu 1 (Carriage House). The Carriage House is situated in The National Museum of Finland's park.
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News

Archaeology

13.12.2022, Archaeology, Archive, Journalistic Picture Archive JOKA , Library, Museum Sector, Picture Collections, Kansallismuseo

Part of the customer services of the Finnish Heritage Agency and the National Museum of Finland will close in 2023 - original material will not be available for loan in 2024 and 2025

The Finnish Heritage Agency’s picture collections, archaeological collections and archives will move to the Collections and Conservation Centre in Vantaa. The researchers’ hall and offices at...

01.03.2021, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Maritime Heritage, Data Systems

The Finnish Heritage Agency to open the Ilppari reporting service for all archaeological amateur findings

Ilppari, a service intended for reporting archaeological amateur findings, will be expanded. In addition to artefacts, the service can be used to report relics on land...

10.06.2019, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage

The Finnish Heritage Agency is identifying nationally significant archaeological sites

The Finnish Heritage Agency has initiated a three-year project to examine and take stock of nationally significant archaeological sites (VARK).

07.06.2019, Archaeology, Maritime Heritage

New 18th century shipwrecks found near Kotka

Coast guard divers have found three wrecks in the Gulf of Finland with the help of researchers from the Finnish Heritage Agency. The vessels were probably...

29.05.2019, Archaeology, Maritime Heritage

20 years from finding the Vrouw Maria wreck – a 3D photogrammetry model now to be made

The wreck of the Dutch merchantman Vrouw Maria was found 20 years ago. At the end of May, a new dive will be made to the...

23.05.2019, Archaeology, International Activities, Seminars and events

The XVI Finnish-Russian archaeological symposium in October 2019 at Hämeenlinna, Finland

The theme of the symposium is Materiality and Objects: Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Archaeological Material and Contexts.