Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Suomen Tasavalta / Republiken Finland
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Eduskunta / Riksdagen
in English translation:
Parliament of Finland
unicameral
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
No
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Eduskunnan kirjasto / Riksdagsbiblioteket
in English translation:
Library of the Finnish Parliament
Adress:
Eduskunnan kirjasto
Riksdagsbiblioteket
Aurorankatu 6
FI-00102 Eduskunta
Helsinki, Finland
Telephone:
+358 (9) 4321
Fax:
+358 (9) 432 3495
E-Mail:
kirjasto@eduskunta.fi
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.eduskunta.fi/kirjasto
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1872
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Sari Pajula
Who may use the library?
In addition to serving the Parliament, the Eduskunnan kirjasto is open to the public. It serves anyone who needs information concerning Parliament, the law or society.
Number of library staff:
51
Annual acquisition budget:
630.000 EUR
(=915.000 US $)
Size of collection:
530.000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
EU, UN and its agencies, OECD, Council of Europe, EU, WTO, OSCE
Other special collections of the library:
Parliamentary papers and collections of law and statutes of various countries, official publications of Finland
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
3.400
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
No
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
Yes
Is the library in charge of the archival materials of the parliament?
Yes
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
Yes
Is the automated catalogue accessible to outside users?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes