Collection services
Viewing the collections
If you wish to view the collections, we recommend arranging your visit beforehand. There may be limitations on the use of research materials due to, for example, their condition, for which reason some time must be allowed for preparing them for viewing.
Specialist and information services
Short information service questions not requiring extensive research will be answered free-of-charge. You can also send questions to us via the Ask the Museum online service.
Borrowing museum materials
If possible, we can lend objects from our collection to other professionally managed museums. The borrower will be responsible for the collection and return costs and for insuring the item.
The library also lends its published materials as remote loans (see the service description [link]).
Contact information
Maria Pietilä / +358 50 546 0124 / maria.pietila@postimuseo.fi
– archives
Sanna Oikarinen / +358 50 430 0273 / sanna.oikarinen@postimuseo.fi
– stamp collections, philately, postcards, stamper collection
Reetta Uusikulku/ +358 50 313 4568 / reetta.uusikulku@postimuseo.fi
– library, magazines
Mikko Aho/ +358 50 325 1569 / mikko.aho@postimuseo.fi
– collections of artefacts and photographs, contemporary collecting
Price list (including VAT at 25,5 %)
Research and information service
We answer brief information requests that do not require extensive research free of charge.
- Expert and Research Services: €50/hour
- Interlibrary loans of books and journals: €10 + shipping costs
- Damage to or loss of a book/journal: replacement cost
Image Services
Usage fee / image
- Non-commercial use: free of charge
- Commercial use: €80 / image
The images are licensed for single use only. This right may not be sold or transferred. The names of the Postal Museum and the photographer must be credited in connection with the published image. The customer is responsible for respecting copyright and privacy rights when using the images. The photograph may not be altered or cropped without permission.
Users are requested to submit a copy of any publication or thesis to the Postal Museum’s library that utilizes the Postal Museum’s collections and relates to the museum’s field of research.
- Contact: kokoelmat(at)postimuseo.fi.
Loans of Objects
- Loans of objects to other museums are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
- The borrower is responsible for the costs of pickup and return, as well as for insuring the item at the specified insured value.
- Contact: Collections Manager Mikko Aho, 050 325 1569 mikko.aho(at)postimuseo.fi.