Music Archive Finland 35 Years

Hybrid: Tieteiden talo, Cedercreutz (5th floor), Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki / Zoom
December 1, 2025, 12.00–15.30 EET (11.00–14.30 CET)

The seminar celebrates the 35th anniversary of Music Archive Finland, and it is divided into two sessions.

The first session is in Finnish and discusses the activities of the Music Archive Finland from different perspectives. The Music Archive Finland's impact development report will also be announced during the session.

The second session is in English. It presents various international initiatives in which the Music Archive Finland is involved. At the same time, the session provides a diverse picture of the current state and future of European digital cultural heritage.

Programme

12.00–13.30 EET (11.00–12.30 CET) Vaikuttava Musiikkiarkisto (in Finnish)

  • Seminaarin avaus. Hannu Tolvanen (pj, Musiikkiarkisto)
  • Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön puheenvuoro. Sami Niinimäki (OKM)
  • Musiikkiarkiston historian käännekohdat. Juha Henriksson (Musiikkiarkisto)
  • Suomalaisten 78-kierroksen levyjen kokoelma – Unescon Maailman muisti -kansallinen kohde. Marko Tikka (Tampereen yliopisto)
  • Aineistojen säilyttäminen Kulttuuriperintö-PAS-palvelussa. Jouni Eerola (Musiikkiarkisto)
  • Tulevaisuuden ennakointi arkistotoimessa. Maaret Storgårds (Musiikkiarkisto)
  • Musiikkiarkiston vaikuttavuuden kehittämishanke. Juha Henriksson & Maaret Storgårds (Musiikkiarkisto)

13.30–14.00 EET (12.30–13.00 CET) Coffee Break

14.00–15.30 EET (13.00–14.30 CET) The Futures of Cultural Heritage (in English)

  • Time Machine. Frédéric Kaplan (Time Machine Organisation)
  • Europeana and the common European data space for cultural heritage. Harry Verwayen (Europeana)
  • Toward a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage. Brigitte Vézina (Creative Commons) & Susanna Ånäs (AvoinGLAM)
  • EIT Culture & Creativity. Kati Uusi-Rauva (EIT Culture & Creativity CLC North)
  • ECHOES – The Cultural Heritage Cloud. Jouni Tuominen (University of Helsinki)
  • AI4LAM – Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archices & Museums. Ines Vodopivec (AI4LAM)

Registration

Registration is required and must be done by filling out this online form by November 24th at the latest.

The number of participants on Tieteiden talo is limited and can accommodate the first 60 people who register. There is no participation fee.

We will send a Zoom link to remote participants before the seminar. The event will not be recorded.

Personal information is processed by the staff of the Music Archive Finland, and it will be deleted when it is no longer needed for the above-mentioned purpose, but no later than 3 months from the date of registration.

More information: Juha Henriksson,

Coffee will be served to participants on site.
Warmly welcome!