Main collection
This is a main collection
Parent collection
No super collection
Accrual status
Continuous

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Collection description and availability
Collection description

The Finnish National Sound Archive is Finland's most extensive archive of public recordings. It contains most Finnish audio recordings produced since 1901. The archive also includes several unique music collections obtained from private parties.

The Finnish National Sound Archive is accrued through legal deposit copies, procurements and donations. The archive contains both music and voice recordings.

You can study copies of the recordings in the Music Library's listening room.

Catalogue information
  • The collection has been described in the reference database
  • The collection has been only partially catalogued
Collection materials in format
  • Analogue
  • Digital
  • Digitised
  • Sound recording
Material type
  • online materials
  • music recordings
  • speech recordings
  • sheet music publications
  • newspaper clippings
  • archives