Materials stored at the Sörnäinen office of the National Archives

In the Sörnäinen office of the National Archives are stored the materials of the defence administration from the period of Finnish autonomy to the present day.

General division of materials:

• The Ministry of Defense of Finland
• The Finnish Border Guard
• Finnish army units and conscription offices of the autonomy period
• Tribe wars
• The Finnish Defence Forces
  • The white army in the war of 1918
  • The Defence Corps 1918-1944
  • Army units during peace 1918-1939
  • Army units during war 1939-1945
  • Army units during peace 1945-

• The Lotta Svärd Association
• Private Archives

Most commonly used materials:

• military service records
• soldier diaries
• day orders
• resumes
• registers
• court documents

The Sörnäinen office also stores a collection of maps and drawings related to the scope of the defence administration.