Welcome to the Provincial Archives of Jyväskylä
The district of the Provincial Archives of Jyväskylä covers the province of Central Finland.
The Provincial Archives of Jyväskylä is open to all. The use of records in the research room is free of charge.
Almost half of our customers are genealogists and half are students and persons engaged in scientific or other research. Our customers also include authorities and private citizens. The Provincial Archives receives around 4,000 customers visits a year.
The research room has 19 customer seats and the microfilm reading room has 20. The records in the archives of our cooperation partner, the National Land Survey of Finland, are also available in the research room.
The reference library holds literature on local history, Central Finland and genealogy. The latest journals on historical research and genealogy can be read in the coffee bar for customers.
Archives of the National Land Survey of Finland
We provide a service in cooperation with the Archive Centre of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS). The original materials stored in the Archive Centre of the NLS can be examined in the research room of the Provincial Archives of Jyväskylä. The Provincial Archives customer services assist customers in placing orders. The staff of the Archive Centre of the National Land Survey of Finland answers questions on the data content of the records. Customers can order records of the National Land Survey of Finland in our research room from 08:00 to 15:00 on Monday to Friday.
Enquiries on the content of the materials and their availability can be made:
- By post: Archive Centre of the National Land Survey of Finland, Oikokatu 11, 40700 Jyväskylä
- By fax: 0205 41 6911
- By e-mail: info.ark@maanmittauslaitos.fi
- By phone: +358 (0)206 90 676