Street address Registry: Main building, Yliopistonkatu 2 (by appointment only)
Postal address: Archives and Registry, PO Box 3 (Fabianinkatu 33), 00014 University of Helsinki
Contact us: registry@helsinki.fi
Customer service phone numbers: 02941 22222 (Registry), 02941 22390 (Archives)
The archives and the registry are closed during the Christmas holidays from 23.12.2024 to 1.1.2025.
In the special reading room you can read materials ordered from the archives before the holiday from 2 to 3 January 2025, but copies of certificates and new orders will only be delivered to the special reading room from 7 January 2025.
The Arkki1640 system contains catalogue information on the archived material in the University of Helsinki Archives. The system also includes digitised documents, including the University of Helsinki annual reports from 1875 to 1994 and printed student catalogues from 1828 to 1916. The database is continuously supplemented and updated.
You can browse for information either through the search form (Search) or the tree view (Browse).
For instructions on the use of the system, please click on the link to the User Guide.
You can submit feedback on the system by email to the Helsinki University Archives.
Ordered materials are delivered to the special reading room of the National Library of Finland.
Student registers are an important series of documents and used extensively in research. These registers contain basic information on all those who have studied (enrolled) at the University of Helsinki. No comprehensive information concerning the period of the Academy of Turku remains, but a database has been created with information on students from 1640 to 1852. Information on those studying between 1853 and 1899 is also available in a separate database. Student registers from 1900 to 1907 are PDF files.
The 19th-century student catalogues and registers are interesting not only as sources of genealogical research, but also in terms of other cultural and educational history: they provide micro-historical information on the period of the ascendancy of Finnish culture as well as on several influential Finns.
The Official Government Directory includes basic information on approximately 40,000 public authorities and government employees, and provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Finnish public administration. The book also presents the diplomatic corps and the official bodies of the European Union. In addition, it includes an extensive list of academic degrees and titles as well as Finnish and international medals and decorations.
Contact us: valtiokalenteri@helsinki.fi