Key figures on the Swiss Federal Archives from the end of 2022. Figures for previous years are available for download under «Documents».
|
2022 |
|---|---|
Documents in the Archives |
|
Total analogue archive records (in m) |
70’933 |
Total digital archive records (in TB*) |
31.7 |
Transferred conventional documents in running metres |
1’023 |
Transferred digital documents in terabytes |
5.9 |
Advisory Services |
|
Digital Archiving: Number of advisory sessions for the Federal Administration |
17 |
Digitisation |
|
Digitisation: Number of pages total |
1'537’111 |
| Digitised pages internally | 1'537'111 |
| Digitised pages externally | 0 |
Access to Documents in the Federal Archives |
|
Reading Rooms: Number of days open |
141 |
Reading Rooms: Average number of users a day |
15 |
Reading Rooms: Number of individual visitors per year |
1119 |
Total archival units consulted** (number) |
48’885 |
Archive units supplied in digital form |
21'600 |
Archival units consulted by administrative bodies (number) |
5’473 |
Number of archive units for which a request for consultation was submitted |
5'003 |
Percentage of requests for consultation approved |
87% |
Number of written research requests (answered queries) |
1'702 |
Headcount |
|
Number of FTEs |
62.8 |
Costs |
|
Total expenditure in million CHF |
20.6 |
* 1 terabyte = 1024 gigabytes
** 1 archive unit = normally 1 dossier. For digital orders, however, individual documents or pages may also be supplied.
Further information
Contact
Swiss Federal Archives
Archivstrasse 24
3003 Bern
- Tel.
- +41 58 462 89 89
Opening hours reading room
Tu-Th, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.