The National Archives
Härnösand has long been the archive capital of Norrland. A capital that is now growing as the National Archives builds northern Europe's largest archive, a modern and climate-smart archive on Saltvikshöjden. The National Archives will relocate its existing operations in Härnösand to this site, and the Swedish Tax Agency will gather all its archives, which are currently scattered around the country.
The project
The new archive at Saltvikshöjden in Härnösand will cover 33,000 square meters. The archive is being built in collaboration between the National Archives and the Swedish Tax Agency by the state-owned real estate company Specialfastigheter.
The new archive will house both the National Archives' existing operations and the Swedish Tax Agency's new central and national archives.
The building will be built in two parts, the rear archive section in concrete and the front office and visitor section in wood. There is also the possibility of expanding the archive section to almost double its size in the future.
It will be climate-smart premises of the highest sustainability class, "Miljöbyggnad Guld", where the two authorities can receive and store archive documents in a good way, but also make them available to the public in a modern way.
The archive is situated in the rear part while public areas for visitors and offices are situated in the front part.
The public area is large and airy.
Facts:
- Area: 33,000 square meters of which 20,500 is archive space
- Shelf meters: 258 000 meters
- Temperature in the archive: 18 degrees
- Air humidity: 35%.
The area
The area where the new archive is being built is planned as an industrial area and is located right next to the E4 at Härnösand's northern exit. There is also the possibility of expanding in the area at a later stage.
On the other side of the E4, the Saltvik area spreads out with many different activities, such as workshops, construction shops and a prison.
Spring 2024
Construction is in full swing.
August 2022
Building decisions are made, building permits are granted and the groundbreaking ceremony for the new archive is held by the National Archivist Karin Åström Iko, the Swedish Tax Agency's Director General Katrin Westling Palm and Specialfastigheter's CEO Åsa Hedenberg.
October 2021
The National Archives announces that it plans to build the new archive in collaboration with the Swedish Tax Agency and move large parts of its existing operations to Härnösand.
February 2020
The Swedish Tax Agency announces that it wants to locate its new national archive at Saltvikshöjden in Härnösand.
2019
The Swedish Tax Agency sends a request to a large number of municipalities to establish a central archive that will replace all other physical archives in the country.
Other archives and activities
Härnösand is the archive capital of Norrland. Here you will find culture, tradition and expertise in the field of archives. It is also home to several other archives and activities in the field of archives:
- Arkivcentrum Nord with premises at Kusthöjden houses Föreningsarkivet Västernorrland, Härnösand's municipal archive, the Västernorrland county council archive and Näringslivsarkiv i Norrland (NIN).
- The company Peter Sjölund Släkt & DNA
External link. is located in Härnösand. Peter Sjölund became nationally known when he used DNA technology to solve an old and high-profile double murder in Linköping. - The Swedish Tax Agency has opened an archive for interim storage while waiting for the new archive to be completed.
- The Swedish Tax Agency will establish an archive at Saltvik in Härnösand. Previously, there have been regional archives, but now all physical documents will be placed in one place.
- Mid Sweden University and the municipality of Härnösand have conducted a feasibility study to identify the opportunities offered by the new archive. Read more about the feasibility study on Mid Sweden University's website External link.
Contact us
For more information on the project, please contact:
Uno Jonsson, +46-70 648 25 11, uno.jonsson@harnosand.se
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