The National Land Survey of Finland (, ) is an official body, dealing with

cartography Cartography (; from , 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and , 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can ...

and

cadastre A cadastre or cadaster ( ) is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country.Jo Henssen, ''Basic Principles of the Main Cadastral Systems in the World,'/ref> Often it is represented graphically in ...

issues in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. It is subordinated the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. On May 1, 2012 the National Land Survey opened its topographic datasets for free use.

Organization

The current director is Arvo Kokkonen. The National Land Survey of Finland has offices in 37 localities across Finland, from

Mariehamn Mariehamn ( , ; ; ) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. It is mostly surrounded b ...

Ivalo Ivalo (, , , ) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland, located on the Ivalo River south of Lake Inari in the Arctic Circle. It has a population of 3,998 and a small airport, located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest from Iv ...

. The number of employees totals approximately 2000. The organisation consists of a central administration and four operations units, which are Production, General Administration, Centre for ICT Services, and the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI). The National Land Survey deals both with cartographic and cadastre questions, and upholds a national

Geographic Information System A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and Geographic information system software, software that store, manage, Spatial analysis, analyze, edit, output, and Cartographic design, visualize Geographic data ...

. Furthermore, the NLS provides services concerning land, environment and buildings. The main customer is the private sector.

Directors General

* Abraham Nordenstedt 1812–1820 * Abraham Joachim Molander 1821–1828 * Carl Gustaf Tawaststjerna 1828–1843 * Jonas Ferdinand Bergenheim 1843–1845 * Alexander Rechenberg 1847–1854 * Clas Wilhelm Gyldèn 1854–1872 * Berndt Otto Nymalm 1872–1887 * Jaakko Sjölin 1887–1915 * Otto Sarvi 1915–1917 *

Kyösti Haataja Kyösti Haataja (19 February 1881 – 10 August 1956) was a twentieth century Finnish politician, born in Oulu. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 to 1919 and again from 1929 to 1930. He was a member of the National Coalition ...

1917–1929 * Väinö Ahla 1929–1950 * Väinö V. Seppälä 1950–1960 * Viljo Niskanen 1960–1972 * Lauri Kantee 1972–1991 * Jarmo Ratia 1991–1999 * Pauli Karvinen 1999–2000 * Jarmo Ratia 2000–2012 * Arvo Kokkonen 2012– Source:

References

External links

* * {{Authority control National mapping agencies Government-owned companies of Finland Geography of Finland Land registration