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Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station [Abisko Scientific Research Station]

Type:	Organisation
	[Abisko Scientific Research Station]
Website:	www.ans.kiruna.se
Address:	The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, S-980 24 Abisko
Telephone:	+46-980-40021/40039
Fax:	+46-980-40171
Year of foundation:	1912
Activities:	Carries out research on the biology, geography and geology of the Tornetrask area, Norrbotten. Library.
Publications:	Abisko Bibliography (1992)

Abisko Scientific Research Station. the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Type:	Library
Website:	www.ans.kiruna.se/ans.htm
Contact name:	Wanhatalo, Linnea, Librarian
Address:	S-981 07 Abisko, Sweden
Telephone:	+46-980-40021
Fax:	+46-980-40171
Notes:	Library of reference literature periodicals and offprints acquired since the establishment of the station in 1912 (1903 - 1910 at Vassijaure a few kilometres to the northwest of Abisko). Biological and earth sciences. DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Literature dealing with biological, geographical, ecological topics concerning the Tornetrask area, northern Lapland, Sweden, approximately 18° - 21°E.Long; 68° - 68°45'N.Lat. Library of reference literature in biological sciences and earth sciences. The library contains the accumulated literature and periodicals acquired since 1912. Additional web address: THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES http://www.kva.se/KVA_Root/index.asp?br=ie&ver=4up

Ajtte Svensk Fjall och Samemuseum [Ajtte Swedish Mountain and Saami Museum]

Type:	Museum
	[Ajtte Swedish Mountain and Saami Museum]
Website:	www.ajtte.com
Address:	Kyrkogatan 3, PO Box 116, S-962 23 Jokkmokk
Telephone:	+46-971-170-70
Fax:	+46-971-120-57
Year of foundation:	1983 [museum opened 1989]
Collections:	Illustrates life in the mountain areas of northern Sweden, particularly among the Saami, with an ecological approach. The Department of Saami Culture and Research studies the prehistory and history of the Saami. A Nordic botanical garden was opened in 1995
Publications:	The Saami: people of the sun and wind (Kuoljok and Utsi, 1993)

Bureau Oden Icebreaker Design

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.rss.chalmers.se/WWW_rsg/Research/Seaice/AO96/Participants.htm
Address:	Vipgatan 2, S-42169 Frolunda
Telephone:	+46-3-169-3400

Centrum for Regionalvetenskap, Umea Universitetet [Centre for Regional Science (CERUM)]

Type:	Organisation
	[Centre for Regional Science (CERUM)]
Website:	www.wennstrom.se/Umea.htm
Address:	S-901 87 Umea
E-mail:	regional.science@cerum.umu.se
Telephone:	+46-90-166082
Fax:	+46-90-165121
Year of foundation:	1983
Activities:	Multidisciplinary research centre which since 1995 has incorporated the Centre for Arctic Cultural Research.
Publications:	Northern Studies (1993-)

Etnografiska Museet

Type:	Museum
Website:	www.etnografiska.se
Address:	Djurgardsbrunnsvagen 34, S-115 27, Stockholm
Year of foundation:	1880
Collections:	Includes materials collected on Cook's and Nordenskjold's expeditions. Also archaeological materials collected from Disko Bay area, West Greenland, by Christian Pfaff (1854-76).

Goteborgs Etnografiska Museum

Type:	Museum
Address:	Norra Hamngatan 12, S-411 14 Goteborg
Collections:	Sizeable collection in which Greenland and northern Scandinavia are best represented. Includes an exhibition illustrating Swedish Saami life today.

Kungliga Biblioteket [Royal Library]

Type:	Library
	[Royal Library]
Website:	www.kb.se
Contact name:	PO Box 5039,
Address:	S-102 41 Stockholm, Sweden
Year of foundation:	early 17th century
Notes:	National library of Sweden since 1979. Theoretically comprehensive collections for northern Sweden in that it has received deposit copies of all publications printed in Sweden since 1661. Compiles the Swedish national bibliography.

Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien [The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]

Type:	Organisation
	[The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
Address:	PO Box 50005, S-104 05 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46-8-150430
Fax:	+46-8-155670
Year of foundation:	1739
Activities:	The national coordinating centre for Swedish scientific, including polar, research. The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is located here, as are the secretariats for the Polar Research Committee and the Abisko Scientific Research Station (68.21'N; 18.49'E). The archives include manuscripts relating to Andree, Nathorst, Nordenskiold and other Swedish polar explorers and scientists.
Publications:	Ambio (1972-, 6pa)

Kyla Center [Cold Center]

Type:	Organisation
	[Cold Center]
Address:	Geologgatau 7A, S-981 31 Kiruna
Telephone:	+46-980-824-30
Fax:	+46-980-824-80
Year of foundation:	1993
Activities:	Centre for training, information, research and development in the fields of low temperature and survival directed by council headed by Futura/Stashalsan, Swedish Foundation for Occupational Health and Safety for State Employees. Offers training related to work in cold environments; accidents and first aid; and survival. Participates in the planning, performance and evaluation of field studies on protective equipment and clothing. Offers consultancy services, organizes conferences, and offers knowledge and information retrieval from databases.
Publications:	Kalla Fakta (1994-)

Landsarkivet i Härnösand

Type:	Library
Website:	www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=2232
Contact name:	Box 161
Address:	S-87124 Härnösand, Sweden
Telephone:	+46-611-20470
Fax:	+46-611-13824
Notes:	Promotes research projects of various kinds. DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: The library has a big collection of literature concerning the county of Norrbotten, part of their region Nordkalotten. Languages: Swedish, Finnish and most of the big western languages. Additional web address: http://www.ra.se/hla/omlands.htm

Landsorbundet Svenska Samer (LSS) [Swedish Saami Union]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Saami Union]
Address:	PO Box 5021, S-920 64 Tarnaby
Year of foundation:	1971
Activities:	Promotes the social, cultural and economic interest of the Swedish Saami.
Publications:	Samefolket (1919-, 12pa)

Lulea University of Technology, ColdTech Foundation

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.luth.se/foundations/coldtech/
Telephone:	+46-920-91541
Fax:	+46-920-91886
Year of foundation:	1986
Activities:	Supports research and development within the field of cold climate technology, generally through close collaboration with private companies.

Luleå University of Technology. Luleå Universitylibrary

Type:	Library
Website:	www.ltu.se/lib
Address:	S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden
E-mail:	Infodisk@lib.luth.se
Telephone:	+46-920-91 574
Notes:	Established 1971. Integrated in 1976 with the library of School of Education (originally established 1907). DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: The books on engineering/ cold climate technology are incorporated in the main collection. The collection of literature on the Arctic Regions of Fenno-Scandinavia is being organized. Languages: Swedish, English, Finnish, Lappish, Norwegian

Marinmuseum [Naval Museum]

Type:	Museum
	[Naval Museum]
Website:	www.marinmuseum.se
Address:	Amiralitetsslatten, S-371 30, Karlskrona
Telephone:	+46-455-84071
Year of foundation:	1752
Collections:	Includes materials from the expeditions of Nordenskiold (1877-80) and Andree (1897)
Publications:	Aktuellt fran Foreningen Marinmusei Vanner; Polarexpeditionen Vega (Widenborg, 1978)

National Maritime Administration

Type:	Organisation
Activities:	Provides logistical support to SWEDARP and marine Arctic expeditions?

Naturgeografiska Institutionen, Stockholms Universitetet [Department of Physical Geography]

Type:	Organisation
	[Department of Physical Geography]
Website:	www.su.se
Address:	PO Box 6801, S-106 91 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46-8-162000
Fax:	+46-8-164818
Year of foundation:	1912
Activities:	Long tradition of polar research, particularly in glaciology, in both the Arctic and Antarctica. Since 1946 has carried out research on glacier mass balance, hydrology, and ice dynamics at Tarfala Research Station (68.55'N; 18.36'E).
Publications:	Avhandling/Dissertation (1994-); Tarfala Research Station Annual Report (1986-)

Naturhistorika Riksmuseet [Swedish Museum of Natural History]

Type:	Museum
	[Swedish Museum of Natural History]
Website:	www.nrm.se
Contact name:	Jonas Hagström
Address:	Box 50007, S-104 05 Stockholm
E-mail:	jonas.hagstrom@nrm.se
Telephone:	+468-519 540 00
Fax:	+468-519 540 85
Open to the public? / Opening hours:	Tuesday-Sunday 10-18
Year of foundation:	1819
Collections:	Extensive holdings of Arctic and Antarctic vertebrates, invertebrates, fossils, minerals and plants from several Swedish expeditions led by Lovén, Torell, Nordenskiöld, Nordenskjöld, Nathorst and Kolthoff - beginning from the year 1758. Polar exhibition.

Nordiska Museet

Type:	Museum
Website:	www.nordiskamuseet.se
Address:	Postal Address: PO Box 27820, SE-11593 Stockholm, Sweden. Visitor address: Djurgårdsvägen 6-16
E-mail:	nordiska@nordiskamuseet.se
Telephone:	+46-(0)8-519 546 00
Open to the public? / Opening hours:	Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Year of foundation:	1873
Collections:	Has substantial collections relating to the Saami in the Nordic countries and Russia, their culture and language. The library and archives also contain much material concerning the Saami
Publications:	Acta Lapponica (1938-79); Bibliografiska Meddelanden (1964-, 4pa); Fataburen (1906-, annual); Nordiska Museets Handlingar; Samiska trumman (Kjellstrom and Rydving, 1988)
Notes:	A new, permanent exhibition about the Sami, “Sápmi”, opened in 2007. It is an exhibition about Sami life in Sweden.

Nordiska Museet Library

Type:	Library
Website:	www.nordiskamuseet.se
Contact name:	Kjellström, Rolf Dr.
Address:	P.O. Box 27820, 11593 Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone:	+46-8-666 46 00
Year of foundation:	1873
Notes:	Description of collections: Lapps in Russia and in the Nordic Countries. Geographical material about Lapland. DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Collections on Lapps, Lappish language. Museum has an exhibition about Lapps. Staff: 300

Norrbotten County Administration

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.norrbotten.se/english
Address:	S-971 86 Lule

Norrbottens Museet (NBM)

Type:	Museum
Website:	www.norrbottensmuseum.nu
Address:	Storgatan 2, PO Box 266, S-951 24 Lulea
Telephone:	+46-920-220355
Fax:	+46-920-67944
Year of foundation:	1886
Collections:	Museum specializing in the history of the northern Swedish county of Norrbotten, Saami culture, and northern Scandinavia. Library
Publications:	Norrbotten (1919-, annual)

Norrbottens Museum

Type:	Library
Website:	www.nll.se/nodsida.aspx?id=12103
Address:	Storgatan 2, Luleå, Postal Address: Box 266, 971 08 Luleå
E-mail:	norrbottens.museum@nll.se
Telephone:	0920 - 24 35 02 (Reception), 24 35 00 (vx)
Fax:	0920 - 24 35 60

Norrbottens Museum. Archives

Type:	Library
Website:	www.nll.se/nodsida.aspx?id=12103
Contact name:	Blomqvist, Irja
Address:	Box 266, 951 24 Luleå, Sweden
Notes:	Description of Archive or Manuscript Collection: Archive for Norrbottens Museum. Material on culture in Norrbotten, Topographic and systematic.

Norrbottens Turistrod [Norrbotten Tourist Office]

Type:	Organisation
	[Norrbotten Tourist Office]
Address:	Stationsgatan 69, S-972 34 Lulea
Telephone:	+46-920-94070
Fax:	+46-920-14084
Publications:	Turismnaringen i Norrbotten (?-, annual)

Polar Research Committee

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.kva.se/KVA_Root/eng/research/polar/
Address:	The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, S-104 05 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46-8-150430
Fax:	+46-8-155670
Activities:	National Member of SCAR.

Polarcenter, Grenna Museum

Type:	Museum
Website:	www.grennamuseum.se
Address:	PO Box 104, 563 22 Gränna
Telephone:	+46-036-10 38 90
Year of foundation:	1931/1977
Collections:	Memorial to the Arctic explorer Salomon August Andrée (1896, 1897). Houses artefacts found on White Island in 1930. Archives include photographs of the expedition left undeveloped for over 30 years. Also collections from Nordenskjöld's South Pole Expedition 1901-1903; The Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-1952 and other expeditions in north and south.

Polarforskningssekretariatet [Swedish Polar Research Secretariat]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Polar Research Secretariat]
Website:	www.polar.se
Address:	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, S-104 05 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46-8-673-96-06
Fax:	+46-8-15-20-57
Year of foundation:	1984
Activities:	Governmental organization under the Ministry of Education with responsibility for managing and providing logistical support to the national Arctic and Antarctic research programmes. SWEDARP and SWEDARCTIC, the Antarctic and Arctic research programmes, were initiated in 1986 and 1987 respectively. Library.
Publications:	High latitudes - a history of Swedish polar travels and research; Swedish polar bibliography: a guide to Swedish literature on polar research 1945-1988 with supplement 1989-1992 (1993); Swedish Polar News (1989-)
Notes:	Logistics Centre, Bruttovagen 6, S-175 43 Jarfalla; fax: +46-8-15-205

Riksarkivet [National Archives]

Type:	Library
	[National Archives]
Website:	www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=2138
Address:	Fyrverkarbacken 13-17, PO Box 12541, S-102 29 Stockholm, Sweden
Year of foundation:	1618
Notes:	LIBRARY ARCHIVES:The regional archives (Landsarkiven) were founded in the beginning of the 20th century, and are located in Uppsala, Vadstena, Visby, Lund, Göteborg, Härnösand and Östersund. The city archives in Stockholm keeps the records of Stockholm County, and the archives in Karlstad preserves the records of the county of Värmland.

Same Atnam (RSA) [Swedish Saami League]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Saami League]
Address:	PO Box 4, S-933 00 Arvidsjaur
Telephone:	+46-960-115000
Year of foundation:	1945
Activities:	Promotes the interests of those Saami not engaged in reindeer herding.
Publications:	RSA News (?-, ?); Samefolket (1919-, 12pa)

Sameradioen, PO Box 178, S-981 01 Kiruna.

Type:	Organisation
Telephone:	+46-980-14833
Activities:	Radio station broadcasting in Saami and Swedish.

Silvermuseet [The Silver Museum]

Type:	Museum
	[The Silver Museum]
Website:	www.silvermuseet.se
Contact name:	Lotta Eriksson
Address:	Torget 938 31 Arjeplog, Sweden
E-mail:	info@silvermuseet.se
Telephone:	+46-961-14500
Open to the public? / Opening hours:	Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00; Saturday 10.00-14.00; Sunday (Jan-March) 16.00-18.00; Summer 2015 (8 June-9 August) 9.00-18.00 every day
Year of foundation:	1965
Activities:	Guided tours, workshops, lectures, archaeological, shop, tourist information
Collections:	Sami, Sami Silver, Settlers, Traces and Prehistorical (Exhibitions)
Publications:	Various research publications.

Statens Lantmateriverket (LMV) [National Land Survey]

Type:	Organisation
	[National Land Survey]
Address:	S-801 82 Gavle
Telephone:	+46-26-153000
Fax:	+46-26-687594
Year of foundation:	1974
Activities:	National agency responsible for topographic survey and mapping, land registration, cadastral mapping, geodesy, aerial survey, and general landscape information.
Publications:	Catalogue of maps (1991)

Statiska Centralbyran (SCB) [Statistics Sweden]

Type:	Organisation
	[Statistics Sweden]
Website:	www.scb.se
Address:	Karlavagen 100, S-115 81 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46-920-35830
Fax:	+46-920-68947
Year of foundation:	1858
Publications:	Allman Manadsstatistisk (1963-, 12pa); Facts about the Barents Euro Arctic region (1994-); Historisk statistisk for Sverige (date?); Statistisk arsbok for Sverige (1914-, annual); and other statistical series and reports. Guide: Vagledning i Sveriges officiella statistik (1982-).

Stockholms Universitetet, Meteorological Institute

Type:	Organisation
Address:	S-10691 Stockholm
Fax:	+46-8-162395

Svenska Sallskapet for Antropologi och Geografi [Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography]
Address:	Kulturgeografiska Institutionen, Stockholms Universitet, S-106 91 Stockholm
Year of foundation:	1880
Publications:	Atlas over Sverige (1953-71); Geografiska Annaler (1919-64) [since 1965 sub-divided into Series A. Physical Geography (4pa) and Series B. Human Geography (2pa)]; Ymer (1881-, annual).

Svenska Samernas Riksforbund (SSR)

Type:	Organisation
Address:	Brogatan 5, S-902 48 Umea

Sveriges Geologiska Undersokning (SGU) [Swedish Geological Survey]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Geological Survey]
Website:	www.sgu.se
Address:	Villavogen 18, PO Box 670, S-751 28 Uppsala
Telephone:	+46-18-179000
Fax:	+46-18-179210
Year of foundation:	1858
Publications:	Register over Sveriges geologiska undersoknings publikationer 1858-1958 (Sandegren, 1959); <a href="http://www.sgu.se/georeg/">Georegister</a>

Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) [Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]
Address:	PO Box 923, S-601 76 Norrkoping
Telephone:	011-170102
Fax:	+46-11-174103
Publications:	Arsbok (?-?)[ several series?]; Climatological ice atlas for the Baltic Sea, Kattegat, Skagerrak and Lake Vanern (1963-1979) (1982); Isberattelse/Ice Bulletin (?-, ?); Meddelanden (?-?) [several series]; Reports (?-)

Sveriges Ornitologiska Forening [Swedish Ornithological Society]

Type:	Organisation
	[Swedish Ornithological Society]
Website:	www.sofnet.org
Address:	PO Box 14219, S-104 40 Stockholm
Publications:	Ornis Svecica (1991-, 4pa)

Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.irf.se
Address:	PO Box 812, S-981 28 Kiruna
Telephone:	+46-980-790-00
Fax:	+46-980-790-50
Year of foundation:	1957 [formerly known as the Kiruna Geophysical Observatory (KGO)]
Activities:	Independent governmental research institute carrying out research and performing observational measurements relating to the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Library.
Publications:	IRF Scientific Report and IRF Technical Report series are published in the following fields: Space Plasma Physics; Ionospheric Physics; Aurora Kiruna Geophysical Data Report; and Ionospheric Data Sweden.

Swedish Institute of Space Physics. Archives

Type:	Library
Website:	www.irf.se
Address:	P.O.Box 812, S-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden
E-mail:	bibl@irf.se
Telephone:	+46-980-79075
Fax:	+46-980-79050
Notes:	Description of Archive or Manuscript Collection: The Institute, library included, was built in 1957. Some of the first books and journals were donated from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Sweden. Today the library comprises 550 metres of books, journals and data reports. There is also one archive for the library where we keep our own publication series and some old valuable books. The archive comprises 200 metres of the above mentioned KGI series, reprints and old books. One person 100% and another 50% is in charge of the library including the archives. Union Lists in which holdings are reported: Bowker Serial Directories

Swedish Institute of Space Physics. Library

Type:	Library
Website:	www.irf.se/Library
Contact name:	Bergström, Inger, Librarian
Address:	P.O.Box 812, S-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden
E-mail:	bibl@irf.se
Telephone:	+46-980-79075
Fax:	+46-980-79050
Notes:	DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Electricity and Meteorology, General and Experimental Physics, Electronics, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, General Space Physics Geomagnetism and Aurora, Mathematics, Datahandling, Plasmaphysics, Rockets and Satellites, Theoretical Physics. Main language is English. Some in Swedish. Small numbers in German, French and Russian

Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. Polar Library

Type:	Library
Website:	www.polar.se
Contact name:	Dahl, Elena, librarian
Address:	Box 50003, S104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
E-mail:	elena@polar.se
Telephone:	+46-8-673-96-04
Fax:	+46-8-15-20-57
Open to the public? / Opening hours:	yes. Appointment required for visit
Year of foundation:	1984
Publications:	Polardok database, see the website
Notes:	DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Subjects: polar regions - Arctic and Antarctic bibliographies; Swedish polar research - all kinds of materials; history of polar research - books; present-day polar expeditions - periodicals, reports, doctoral theses, etc. Antarctic Treaty - meeting documents, exchange of information; handbooks; SCAR - periodicals; reports; CCAMLR-documents; scientific results of Swedish polar expeditions - many subjects; Geographic areas: Arctic and Antarctic Languages: Swedish, Norwegian, English, German, Spanish, Russian ACQUISITION POLICY: All bibliographies of interest; Everything connected with Swedish polar research; All polar research journals of interest for the staff and patrons; Monographs analyzing the most important problems of international politics, economics and environmental protection connected with polar regions

Swedish Saami Parliament

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.sametinget.se/english
Year of foundation:	1993

Tarfala Research Station

Type:	Library
Website:	www.ink.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=4044
Address:	ADDRESS: Dept of Physical Geography. University of Stockholm, Box 6801, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden, FIELD ADDRESS: Tarfalastationen, c/o Kebnekaise 98100, Kiruna, Sweden
Telephone:	+46-980-18 185 (field) +46-8-34 08 60 (home)
Fax:	+46-980-55039
Notes:	DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Collections on mass balance, glacier hydrology, ice dynamics and glacier fluctuations. This field station, located at 67°55'N, 18°35'E, 1130 m asl, has only a reference library. The main library is in the department in Stockholm.

The Research Archives. Umeå … University Library

Type:	Library
Website:	www.foark.umu.se/english/index.htm
Address:	S 901 74 Umeå, Sweden
Telephone:	+46 90 166571
Fax:	+46 90 166643
Notes:	The Research Archives unit falls directly under the library committee within the organizational framework of the university library and has the following functions: Management: this function involves the responsibility for acquiring and developing archival material and for promoting contacts between researchers and disseminating research information. This includes, for example, following developments in the archival field and the same time taking into consideration the requirements of research and education for archival information. Loans: The university's borrowing and lending out of material from different archives is handled by the Research Archives. The acquisition of record catalogues from the Swedish National Archives, the Regional Archives in Härnösand and Östersund, and from a number of other sources, greatly facilitates loan possibilities for researchers and students at the university. Microfiche: There is a great demand for microfilmed material from regional as well as national archives in order to provide information for cultural, social and medical history research and teaching at the university. The Research Archives can produce and acquire material of this nature in collaboration with the National Archives' new unit SVAR (Swedish Archives Information) in Ramsele. In co-operation with SVAR, the Research Archives can also assist with the new microfilming of source materials and in the production of archival information in microfiche format. Equipment: a 16 mm microfilm camera, a photocopier (from microfiche to paper), a number of microfiche readers and computers for local register and on-line searchers in SVARS's data base. Automatic data processing: In addition, the Research Archives can assist in arranging for computerized data from research projects and data bases in Sweden and abroad to be accessible at the university. This function is being developed in close collaboration with the Demographic Data Base in UmeÃ¥. Resources permitting, the research Archives can even offer individual researchers and students certain facilities for developing and using their own data files; above all, on the condition that the Research Archives may document and preserve such data files for future research and the advancement of knowledge. Equipment: personal computers and an optical scanner for importing printed or type-written text and images. Manuscript collections and library work: The Research Archives' personnel also register and catalogue the university's manuscript collections and deal with the new acquisition and surveillance of archives, especially of persons with Norrlandic origins. This work includes, for example, the building up of collection of reference books and handbooks related in particular to regional and local history.

Tornedalens Bibliotek

Type:	Library
Website:	www.overtornea.se/Snabbval/Bibliotek/
Address:	Skolvägen 17, Box 18, 952714 Ã–vertorneå, Sweden
E-mail:	biblioteket@edu.overtornea.se
Telephone:	0927 - 721 82
Fax:	0927 - 120 54
Notes:	Was founded in 1928 as a regional library for Tornedalen, that is from Haparanda to Karesuando along the border to Finland. This is an area which is bilingual with Finnish as the mother tongue for quite a few people. This was even more the case in earlier days than it is today when the Swedish language is more and more taking over, The library is working as a public library for the community of Övertorneå, as a regional library for Tornedalen and as a research library for Nordkalotten - that is the northern part of Sweden, Norway and Finland. DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Economic and cultural material above 65 degrees latitude. Languages specifically Swedish, Finnish, and Norwegian. The polar collection is based upon an old collection called "Svenssonska Samlingen" in Swedish, "The Svensson collection", which was a private collection includes a lot of curiosities. The collection also includes a press cutting collection. ARCHIVES: ADDRESS: Tornedalens Bibliotek Archives Tornedalens Bibliotek, Box 18 95094 Övertorneå, Sweden Description of Archive Manuscript Collection: Economic and cultural subjects above 65 degree latitude. Users Policy: No loans. Copying Facilities: Free copying.

Umea Universitetet, Samiska Institutionen [Department of Saami Studies]

Type:	Organisation
	[Department of Saami Studies]
Address:	S-901 87 Umea
E-mail:	stud.exp@samiska.umu.se
Telephone:	+46-90-16-57-36
Fax:	+46-90-17-97-27
Year of foundation:	1974
Activities:	Runs undergraduate and graduate programmes and carries out research in the fields of Saami language, culture and history.
Publications:	Giera (1987-)

Umea Universitetsbibliotek [University Library of Umea ]

Type:	Library
	[University Library of Umea ]
Website:	www.ub.umu.se
Address:	PO Box 1441, S-901 74 Umea, Sweden
Telephone:	+46-90-165000
Fax:	+46-90-166677
Year of foundation:	1964
Notes:	Umeå University Library consists of the Main Library (UB), the Research Archives, the Medical Library, the KBC Library and a few departmental libraries. Additional web address: http://www.ub.umu.se/global/distansstudent.htm

Uppsala Universitetet, Finsk-ugriska Institutionen [Department of Finno-Ugric Languages]

Type:	Organisation
	[Department of Finno-Ugric Languages]
Website:	www.uu.se
Address:	PO Box 513, S-751 20 Uppsala
E-mail:	NAME@finugr.uu.se
Telephone:	+46-18-181316
Fax:	+46-18-181323
Year of foundation:	1894
Activities:	Teaching and research in Uralic linguistics, primarily Saami, Baltic Finnic languages and Hungarian, but also Uralic languages of Russia.
Publications:	Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Studia Uralica (1991-) [continues Studia Uralica et Altaica Upsaliensia (1964-90)]; Ursus (1993-)

Uppsala Universitetet, Institute for Lapland Research

Type:	Organisation
Address:	Brahegatan 3, S-0114 37 Stockholm

Vasamusseet [Vasa Museum]

Type:	Museum
	[Vasa Museum]
Website:	www.vasamuseet.se
Address:	PO Box 27131, S-102 52 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46-8-666-4800
Fax:	+46-8-666-48-88
Year of foundation:	1962
Collections:	Maritime museum centred on 17th royal warship Vasa. Exhibits include icebreaker Sankt Erik (1915). Library and archive
Publications:	Sjohistorisk Arsbok (annual)

Vasterbotten County Administration

Type:	Organisation
Website:	www.ac.lst.se
Address:	S-901 86, Umea
E-mail:	info@ac.lts.se
Telephone:	+46-90-10-70-00
Fax:	+46-90-10-72-00

Vasterbottens Museum med Svenska Skidmuseet

Type:	Museum
Address:	Gammlia, S-903 06, Umea
E-mail:	k.astrom@vasterb-mus.se
Telephone:	+46-90-171800
Fax:	+46-90-779000
Year of foundation:	1943
Collections:	Natural and cultural history including Saami artefacts (350) and photographic collections (30,000). Ski museum (3,000 items)
Publications:	Acta Bothniensia Occidentalis. Serier i Vasterbottnisk Kulturhistoria (1978-); Sevart i Vasterbotten (1994-); Vasterbotten. Vasterbottens Lans Hembygdsforenings Arsbok (annual)