Price list for copying services (in Estonian)

You can order paper and digital copies of records. To place a copy order, please log in to your VAU account (or register for a user account if you do not yet have one), then click on the tab "Orders", enter the reference code of the record you are interested in (e.g. EAA.1187.1.100), choose "Copy order" in the field "Order Type", then choose the required type of copies from the "Service Type", select "Copy" –> "All pages" or "Selected pages" (if you would like to order only a part of the record or if there is a fourth number in the reference, e.g. for a photograph found in Fotis), then choose "Purpose" in the right column and click the button "Add". Finally, tick the box next to your order, choose "Confirm Copy Order" and select how you wish to receive the copies (digital copies can be downloaded via the Internet, i.e. once the archives have received your payment, you will receive an automated email informing you that your digital copies are available to download for 100 days) and how you wish to pay (payment takes place after the copies are ready). You can pay in cash at the archives, by bank transfer against an invoice (sent to your email address as a PDF attachment), or by credit card or bank link (you will receive an automated email with the relevant link and that link will also be displayed alongside your order in your VAU account – see the "Orders" tab -> "Sent").

Please note that we do not make paper copies:

• of vellums and parchment bindings;
• of fragile or damaged items;
• of documents with wax seals;
• of folded plans, drawings or maps, if copying could cause damage;
• of already digitised records, e.g. maps, photos etc. (only print-quality digital copies of these can be ordered).

You can submit copy requests directly via your VAU account if the references start with EAA, ERA, ERAF, LVMA, or VAMA. For records with EFA references (Film Archives), please submit your request using the enquiry form. You may also photograph documents in our reading rooms free of charge.

Under Chapter VII, ‘Use of Works’, of the Copyright Act, a licence agreement and a licence fee have been required since 1 June 2009 for the public use (publication, exhibition, etc.) of copies of works held in the fonds of the National Archives where the National Archives holds the economic rights. The fee varies according to the purpose of use.

Films

• Licence for a single public screening of a film, at a free event, up to an hour — 6,40
• Licence for a single public screening of a film, at a fee-charging event, minute — 19,15
• Licence for using a film in a documentary or in a television broadcast, minute — 32,00
• Licence for using a film in a musical film, a feature film or in advertising, minute — 47,95
• Licence for using a film at a festival, unit/time — 32,00
• Licence for using a film on the web, minute — 32,00
• Licence for using a film in an educational film, minute — 1,30

Photographs for which the Estonian Film Archives (EFA) holds the economic rights

• Licence for using a photograph in the print media and on television, 1 photograph — 8.00
• Licence for displaying a photograph at a free public event, 1 photograph — 3,20
• Licence for displaying a photograph at a fee-charging public event, 1 photograph — 6,40
• Licence for using a photograph in a documentary, 1 photograph — 19,15
• Licence for using a photograph in a publication (non-commercial), 1 photograph — 6,40
• Licence for using a photograph in a publication (commercial, incl. advertising prints, information leaflets, posters, calendars), 1 photograph — 32,00
• Licence for using a photograph on the web, 1 photograph — 32,00