Resources online

Dive into SKS’s vast online resources encompassing epics, biographies, poetry old and new, translations, and special highlights on occasions like Christmas and Midsummer.

We proudly present a rich array of Finnish cultural and heritage materials in digital format. Our comprehensive information packs and online databases are tailored to meet diverse needs. Moreover, content from SKS’s archives and library also enhances the services of several oral history organizations, including Helka and Finna.

Online services in English

Tietävä Kalevala -verkkojulkaisun kuvitusta.

The Kalevala – a living epic

Get to know the living epic Kalevala and its author, Elias Lönnrot in Tietävä Learning Site

Edison Home Phonograph. Trademark Thomas A. Edison. Fonografi parketilla ja vieressä metallisia purkkeja vahalieriöiden säilyttämiseen.

Phonograms

Listen and explore the oldest recordings in the SKS archive’s audio collection and their recorders.

Suomen kirjallisuuden käännökset -tietokanta

Finnish literature in translation

This database contains references to information on Finnish, Swedish, and Sami fiction and non-fiction translations.