Document and information service
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- Rauma
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Rauma City Archives is the central archive of the city. The central archive is responsible for storing documents that are legally required to be kept permanently or for a long period of time by the various operational units. The City's central archive also holds documents from the Rauma rural municipality, Kodisjoki and the municipality of Lappi, which have been transferred as a result of the merg ...
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You can request access to documents electronically, by phone or by visiting the site.
If your request concerns archived information, you can send your request directly to the City Archives.
If, on the other hand, your request concerns a more recent, pending matter, you should send it to the Registry Office.
Background information
Documents related to official activities are public unless otherwise specified by law. If a document is secret, the authority must state the reason for its classification. However, every individual should have the right to access to information about documents concerning themselves, even if they were ordered to be non-disclosable by law.
The authorities must organise the documents administration so that citizens have easy access to the documents and the information contained in them. These documents are available to the public in the document and information service. If necessary, the personnel can assist in the use of the archives.