National Collection
Kansalliskirjasto
Expatriate Finn materials in the National Collection
Collection materials in format
Analogue
Digitised
On microfilm
In addition to materials published in Finland, the National Collection contains literature published abroad in Finnish or by Finns.
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Kansalliskirjaston hakupalvelu (opens a new tab)Collection description
In addition to materials published in Finland, the National Collection contains literature published abroad in Finnish or by Finns. This 'expatriate' material in the collection spans from the 1800s to today.
The largest sub-collections are the Finnish American collection and Soviet Karelia collection. The National Collection also includes a significant number of expatriate newspapers. In addition, Finland-themed issues of international periodicals have been collected in the National Collection.
Collection languages
Material type
Books
Newspapers
journals
Ephemera
newspaper clippings
Accrual status
Continuous
Temporal coverage of the collection
modern age (turn of the 18th and 19th century to the 20th century) modern times (1900-)Main collection
National CollectionParent collection
National CollectionSubcollections
Finnish American Collection Soviet Karelia Collection Namibia Collection Expatriate newspapers and periodicalsAcquisition policy
Collected somewhat with acquisitions Additionally supplemented by private donations.