{"id":7942,"date":"2020-10-09T11:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T08:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sateenkaarihistoria.fi\/collections\/archives-and-collections\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T13:29:00","slug":"archives-and-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sateenkaarihistoria.fi\/en\/preservation\/archives-and-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives and Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Memory Institutions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Memory Institutions that Store Finnish Queer History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas is nationally responsible for documenting Finnish queer history. The LGBT+ collection for gender and sexual minorities was first established in 2002. The collection is still in its infancy; containing approximately 1500 items, 3000 photographs, as well as about 500 books and other print material (figures from 2020). The Werstas Museum is located in Tampere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the following online magazine articles (in Finnish):
A picture of two lovers is revealing \u2013 by covering everything up<\/a>
A transvestite or a person wearing a skirt?<\/a>
Making history through museum donations<\/a>
The significance a museum item carries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Labour Archives<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Labour Archives store the records of organizations, private individuals, and research projects that represent and support gender and sexual minorities. For example, Seta\u2019s records have been in the Labour Archives since 2002. The Labour Archives are located in Helsinki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the following online articles:
Document your own personal queer history<\/a>
The Labour Archives as a recorder of queer history<\/a>
Queer history told through photographs at the Labour Archives<\/a>
Archive of early Seta-activists available at the Labor Archives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Parliamentary Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. The Parliamentary search engine \u2013 Parliamentary affairs and documents<\/a>
2. Digitized Parliamentary documents 1907-2000 service<\/a>
3. <\/a>From civil unions toward marriage equality \u2013 an information pack<\/a>
4. Database of the Selma Collection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the article regarding the use of Parliamentary data in online publications:
Queer history data in Parliament\u2019s information service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finna.fi portal<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Finna.fi is a search service that collects materials from hundreds of Finnish organizations, such as museums and archives, and makes them available in one place. It also includes plenty of material regarding queer history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the online article regarding queer history information available at Finna:
Finna\u2019s treasures for researchers and hobbyists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hotel and Restaurant Museum: Restopedia<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Restopedia online (www.restopedia.fi<\/a>) was removed in 2021 and will hopefully be returned to use at a later date. Information is available through the Hotel and Restaurant Museum information service, and during the project, recollections have also been published on the Restopedia Facebook page: www.facebook.com\/hrmrestopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurant Recollections in Rainbow Colors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Swedish National Archives: RFSL Collections<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Swedish sexual minorities organization \u2019Riksf\u00f6rbundet f\u00f6r sexuellt likaber\u00e4ttiganden\u2019, RSFL\u2019s archives are located in the Swedish government archives in Stockholm. The organization\u2019s archives contain and closely pertain to Finnish queer history as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the following online articles:
Stockholm\u2019s Government Archives and the RSFL\u2019s Collections<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finnish Literature Society (SKS)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Deafening Silence \u2013 An online exhibition of SKS\u2019s queer materials<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland (SLS)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Finnish Social Science Data Archive<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gender Diversity, LGBTIQ Lives and History \u2013 theme page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the online articles:
Through data archives you can research queer history from post-war Finland to present day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Online Archives of Queer History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gayk\u00e4tk\u00f6 & Queerk\u00e4tk\u00f6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Facebook page detailing the preparation, progress, and final publication of Gayk\u00e4tk\u00f6 during spring 2016.
Gayk\u00e4tk\u00f6 Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Facebook page detailing the preparation, progress, and final publication of Queerk\u00e4tk\u00f6 during winter, spring, and summer 2016 \u2013 2017.
Queerk\u00e4tk\u00f6 Facebook-sivu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eva Isaksson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During Queer History Month in 2018 and 2019, Eva Isaksson shared daily updates publicly available to everyone containing many stories, perspectives, and information regarding Finnish queer history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queer History Month Facebook Updates 2019<\/a>
Queer History Month Facebook Updates 2018<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extaasi \u2013 an anarchist culture group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Extaasi history blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnqueer Online Periodical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The History of Gender and Sexual Minorities Fight for Equality in Finland and Internationally<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ILGA & ILIS History Collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The ILGA & ILIS History Collection includes over 2 000 photos and documents on the history of international LGBT movement 1978\u20131998. The collection also includes documents about Finnish activism.

The ILGA & ILIS History Collection at the Bishopsgate Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Islamia Queeristi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Islamia Queeristi is a Wasla Collective project that aims to increase the knowledge of the diversity of interpretations of Islam, especially LGBTQIA+ inclusive interpretations, in Finland. Islamia Queeristi has composed an online collection of materials regarding Islamic history, diversity, and LGBTQIA+ related questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Islamia Queeristi \u2013 materials<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranneliike.net<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ranneliike.net<\/a> is run by Sateenkaariyhteis\u00f6t ry, mostly through volunteer work, specifically for Finnish gender and sexual minorities. It operates as both a source of information and forum for dicussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See for example (in Finnish):<\/p>\n\n\n\n