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 CD-ROM recordings and on-line 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 on-line 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)
00014 University of Helsinki
Phone service:
(09) 191 44321 information
(09) 191 44323 materials reception
(09) 191 44340 audiovisual materials
(09) 191 44425 on-line materials
Fax (09) 191 44341
Email: vapaakappale-toimisto(at)helsinki.fi
Links
Other deposit libraries:
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Turku University Library
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Jyväskylä University Library
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Åbo Akademi University Library
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Oulu University Library
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Joensuu University Library
