State Archives of Latvia

Services for institutions:

consultation about files nomenclature, archive’s files description, work out of historical reference, running of archive in institution
arranging and description of archive files to institutions and enterprises according to contract
accumulation of liquidated institutions and enterprises files in state storing storing of files in state archive for time according to contract

Phone: 371 67316160, 371 67297900

Paid services:

Prepare archive references for physical persons about: work experience (work experience, wage, social taxes payments) education, health; issue original documents kept in archive storing; issue copies, duplicates, extracts.

Clint fills up request form ( request form ) and can:

submit it to SAPF in cabinet Nr.1, Ata street 1, Riga
send by fax 371 67294400
send by E-mail:

Free services:

For physical persons:

reading room service (Lasītāju apkalpošanas kārtība valsts arhīvu lasītavās Adobe PDF, 90 Kb) - reading room opened in Ata street 1, Riga, work-days 9.00 – 16.00
information about files who are not in SAPF holdings whereabouts

Phone: 371 67298789

The costs of preparing references are calculated according to Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No.320 (Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.320) Riga, adopted on 15 May 2007.

Regulations regarding the price-list of tariffs for paid services rendered by the institutions of State archives system (Noteikumi par valsts arhīvu sistēmas iestāžu sniegto maksas pakalpojumu cenrādi )