Music Archive Finland is a national central archive that stores materials relating to Finnish music – with the exception of art and folk music. Established in 1990, Music Archive Finland is a private organization that seeks no financial benefit. It is the only independent professional music archive in Finland. It serves researchers, but also others interested in the history of Finnish popular music. Music Archive Finland collects especially unique material. The collection totals over 1100 shelf metres. Music Archive Finland currently stores over 440 private or association archives. The general collection consists of music papers, newspaper clippings, books, other published material and documents such as recorded music interviews mainly collected by the archive. The private collections comprise documents and items such as photographs, recordings and sheet music that have been kindly donated by musicians, people working in the music business, collectors, fans, and other music friends. The collections cover a significant part of Finnish music history and cultural heritage. Much of the material has never been commercially released. Music Archive Finland has no legal deposit requirement covering sound recordings or other music documents published in Finland. Researchers and others interested in the topic can explore the materials in Music Archive Finland’s premises. Music materials such as recordings, videos and sheet music can be searched through the Finna.fi-service. Other materials such as photos, documents and music magazines are cataloged in Skaala-database. Music Archive Finland is also a research institute. It provides advice and information retrieval services, assists scholars in data management, and preserves research materials on a long-term basis. Music Archive Finland invests heavily in open science and research, as well as in Open Access publishing. Music Archive Finland is supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture.