National Land Survey of Finland
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The National Land Survey of Finland (Finnish: Maanmittauslaitos, Swedish: Lantmäteriverket) is an official body, dealing with cartography and cadastre issues in Finland. It is subordinated the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
- Opastinsilta 12 C, Helsinki
- 60°11′57″N 024°56′11″E
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| Formed | 1812 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Finland |
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| Employees | 1,761 |
| Annual budget | €127 million (2010) |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
| Website | www |
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On May 1, 2012 the National Land Survey opened its topographic datasets for free use.[3]
Organization
The current director is Arvo Kokkonen.[4] The National Land Survey of Finland has offices in 37 localities across Finland, from Mariehamn to Ivalo. 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).[5]
The National Land Survey deals both with cartographic and cadastre questions, and upholds a national Geographic Information System. Furthermore, the NLS provides services concerning land, environment and buildings. The main customer is the private sector.[5]
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 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–
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