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Other deposit libraries:

• Turku University Library
  
• Jyväskylä University Library
  
• Åbo Akademi University Library
  
• Oulu University Library
  
• Eastern Finland University Library
  

In collaboration with

• National Audiovisual Archive
  

1.1.2008-

• The law on collecting and preserving cultural materials (in Finnish)
  

Legal Deposits to The National Library of Finland

The law on collecting and preserving cultural materials (1433/2007)

The National Library receives free copies of all Finnish printed publications, sound, image and electronic recordings and online publications. This is based on the law on collecting and preserving cultural materials, which since 1.1.2008 repeals the earlier Legal Deposit Act (420/1980) and Decree (774/1980), as well as the Act on the Archiving of Films (576/1984).

The act covers Finnish online publications, film and radio and television materials in addition to printed publications and recordings. The National Audiovisual Archive is in charge of archiving radio and television materials, as well as materials which include moving images.

Contact details of the Legal Deposit Office:

Address:
The National Library of Finland
Legal Deposit Office
P.O. Box 26 (Teollisuuskatu 23)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki

Phone service:
Information: +358 (0)9 191 44321
Materials reception: +358 (0)9 191 44323
Audiovisual materials: +358 (0)9 191 44340
Online materials: +358 (0)9 191 44425
Fax: +358 (0)9 191 44341
E-mail: vapaakappale-toimisto(at)helsinki.fi