Place of Memory
Welcome to the National Land Survey of Finland’s history website, www.mapscroll.fi. This site will take you through five centuries of land survey in Finland, describing their impact on the land and its inhabitants. The www.mapscroll.fi website is the memory of land survey.
You can access the Archive Centre and the Land Surveying Museum from these pages. Whether you are a traveller, scientist, student or land survey professional, or just interested in the subject, www.mapscroll.fi is your window to the multi-faceted world of land survey.
Measure of Land
The Measure of Land is an online exhibition on the history of land survey which takes you on a journey through the multifaceted world of land survey. It illustrates the role land survey has played in Finnish society and strives to answer the question: what is the measure of land?
Visit the image bank on this page to view the images shown on the Mapscroll.fi website, including historical photos and maps.
- Mr Struve in a nutshell
- Struve Geodetic Arc – from the Danube Delta to the shores of the Arctic Ocean
- Arc measurement
- View the Struve Geodetic Arc on the map
- World Heritage Sites in Finland
World Heritage Sites in Finland
The international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO in 1972. New sites which are considered as having exceptional universal value due to their unique character or as outstanding examples of their type are continuously nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List.
There are seven World Heritage sites in Finland, six of which represent our cultural heritage and one (the latest addition) our natural heritage.
- Fortress of Suomenlinna (1991)
- Old Rauma (1991)
- Petäjävesi Old Church (1994)
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (1996)
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki (1999)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)
- Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast (2006)
Further details of the World Heritage List are available via the following links:
- UNESCO World Heritage
- The Ministry of Education
- World Heritage in Finland (The National Board of Antiquities)
- Icomos
- The Oak of Finland network
Importance of Land
An esoteric science, or just dull fiddling with numbers? Land surveying may seem like an obscure branch of science, but it is actually very much present in our daily lives. We use land survey information and geographical data every day without paying much attention to the fact. The examples found on this page were designed as tools for teachers and to provide insightful learning experiences.
This page contains learning material designed to help you consider what land means for all of us. Teachers of various subjects can use the exercises to demonstrate the practical relevance of the topic at hand.