Private company

Finnish Heritage Agency

Logo: Finnish Heritage Agency . Retrieved on 17 December 2024 ., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Agency to preserve Finland's material cultural heritage

The Finnish Heritage Agency (Finnish: Museovirasto, Swedish: Museiverket), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities, preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The agency is a cultural and research institution, but it is also a government authority charged with the protection of archaeological sites, built heritage, cultural-historically valuable environments and cultural property, in collaboration with other officials and museums.2 It employed 260 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1972Founded1
  • HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland1
  • Websitewww.museovirasto.fi
  • Legal formValtio ja sen laitokset3
  • Kind of organizationGovernment agency1
  • LEI743700OEFM5ZRKK1YO693
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPL 913, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0292559-23
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Photo: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Finnish Heritage Agency (Finnish: Museovirasto, Swedish: Museiverket), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities, preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The agency is a cultural and research institution, but it is also a government authority charged with the protection of archaeological sites, built heritage, cultural-historically valuable environments and cultural property, in collaboration with other officials and museums.2

Corporate structure

Finnish Heritage Agency sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Finnish Heritage Agency Helsinki, Finland
    • Maritime Museum of Finland Subsidiary ยท Kotka, Finland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Maritime Museum of Finland

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Commission of Prehistory1

Timeline

  1. 1972Founded Founded1