Digitization Request

With this form, you can order digital material from the collections and archives of the Finnish Heritage Agency and the National Museum of Finland.

The digitization of image and archival materials takes approximately two weeks. The digitization of archaeological collections and the object collections of the National Museum of Finland takes a minimum of two months.

In general a service fee is charged for digitization. Additional costs may arise from locating the material, retrieving it, and preparing it for photography, in accordance with the price list.

Copyrights, personal data protection, and the condition of the material to be digitized may affect digitization and the use of digitized files. Our expert will send an order confirmation for approval and payment before we begin digitization.

I order the following materials to be digitized

Provide additional information about your request.
Please, only provide object information as an attachment if you have specific object numbers and other required information.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: xls xlsx csv.
Describe briefly each desired object or subject and provide its object/image number or other identification. You can add or remove a new object row using the plus and minus buttons on the right.
Content type
One file only.
1 GB limit.
Allowed types: gif jpg jpeg png bmp eps tif txt rtf odf pdf doc docx ppt pptx xls xlsx.
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The digitization of images and object collections is carried out according to the quality guidelines used by the Finnish Heritage Agency, and the digitized file can be printed as a high‑resolution version up to approximately A2 size.

The digitization of documents is generally carried out in accordance with the digitization requirements and guidelines of the National Archives of Finland.

Digitization is subject to the pricing of the Finnish Heritage Agency.

These fields are mandatory if the request concerns restricted-use materials. You may be requested to provide missing information later, when the material you have requested has been retrieved.