Status and Mission
The National Library of Finland is an independent institute of the University of Helsinki.
The status and mission of the Library are specified in Section 70 of the Universities Act. According to this act, the National Library is responsible for the storage, maintenance and accessibility of the national cultural heritage in its field of operation.
Furthermore, the mission of the National Library is to develop national services and offer them to university libraries, public libraries, libraries of universities of applied sciences (polytechnics) and specialist libraries as well as to promote national and international cooperation in the library field.
The mission of the National Library shall otherwise be governed by the Act on the deposit and preservation of national cultural materials.
Universities Act
Act on the deposit and preservation of national cultural materials 1433/2007, (in Finnish)
