City archives information service
View connections →The City Archives offers all information seekers access to documents held by the archives.
Published by: City of Tampere · Municipality
Description language: English
Coverage: Selected municipalities, regions or wellbeing services counties
About this service
Description
The City Archives preserves long-term and permanently preserved documents created in the activities of the City of Tampere. The City Archives also has private archives from Tampere, for example association archives. The City Archives' information service handles requests for documents and assists in the use of the materials. In its operations, the City Archives complies with the Act on the Openness of Government Activities (621/1999).
How to use it
Documents can be requested to be viewed by email, using an electronic form, by phone, by letter or on site. Information about the materials found in the City Archives is available from the ARCA archival information system (yksa.fi/tampere, only in Finnish), the City Archives website (https://www.tampere.fi/en/organisation/city-archive) and by inquiring from the City Archives information service.
Conditions
The Archives Information Service serves anyone who needs information about the City Archives collections. Original paper materials can only be accessed in the City Archives Research Room. Archival materials can be copied and scanned if the condition of the material, data protection or legal restrictions allow it. The service is free of charge, but copies and scans may be subject to a fee.
Fee details
Copies and scans are subject to a fee in certain cases. Information on the price list can be found on the City Archives website (tampere.fi/en/organisation/city-archive/city-archive-information-service).
Where and how to get help
Tampere City Archive · Visit in person
Tampere City Archive is located in Saavutustenkatu 1.
Description: English · Service languages: English, Finnish
Visit address: Saavutustenkatu 1 33720
Phone: 358 356566410 · Charged
Check the official service page for current hours, exceptions, identification requirements and further contact details.