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Digitisation of the Names Archive

The corpora of place names in the Names Archive has been converted into a digital archive. The Names Archive contains approximately 2.7 million entry slips of toponymic information.

The digitisation project was one of the initiatives celebrating Finland’s centenary in 2017.


Actions

  • Conversion of the entries into digital format.
  • Conversion of the main information on the entry slips (entry format of the name, geographical reference, parish, collector, collection year and classification) into database format.
  • Indicating the specific locations as coordinates.

The platform for the digital archive was created in cooperation with CSC – IT Center for Science. The digital archive provides more than just better access to information that is already there; it is a digital platform for enriching and supplementing the information.


Näyte Kotuksen Nimiarkiston nimilipusta ja siihen liittyvästä keruukartasta.
An entry slip and a map.