Mediabank
The mediabank contains photographs for media’s illustration needs as well as historic archive photographs.
When using the University's marketing photos, please follow our instructions:
- Our photographs are meant to be used in the general marketing/communications on our education and/or research in Turku/Finland – or in connection with a text/content specifically related to the University of Turku.
- If you are planning to use an individual photo (or portrait) in a way that is highly visible (poster, roll up, magazine advertisement etc.), please contact the University Communications.
- If you cannot find a suitable picture, please contact us and specify what kind of photograph you are looking for and for what purpose so we can deliver you more optional photos.
- Please include in the photography credit of your brochure/publication or embedded in the photo: “Photo: University of Turku” or “University of Turku/photographer”, if the photographer’s name is available in the metadata.
University's Image Archive
The image archive of the University of Turku is a collection of photos related to the University's operations. The gallery contains photos of University events and documentation of the development of the University Hill starting from the 1920s. In the mediabank, the archived photos have been divided into two parts according to user rights. The University username and password are needed for photos with stricter user rights. If you do not have a UTU account, please contact mediabank@utu.fi.
Archives of the School of History, Culture and Arts Studies, SHCAS Archives, are no longer available in the Mediabank. If you need material from those collections, please contact the SHCAS Archives directly. Contact details can be found on the SHCAS Archives website.
The photographs in the media bank can be used for following purposes:
- Teaching and research: all pictures in the media bank
- Marketing and communications: the photographs in the open and in the general media bank can be used free of charge in marketing the education and research of the University of Turku as well as in communicating the activities of the University. Using photographs in the archives for marketing purposes has to be agreed upon separately.
Please read the terms and conditions carefully. By using the media bank, you agree to comply with these terms and conditions:
- 1. As the user of the photo, you have to download the photograph from the media bank or order the photograph with the order form.
- You can use the photographs in the media bank for one purpose at a time. Download or order the photograph again if you want to use it for another purpose.
- You may not transfer the photograph you have downloaded from the media bank or its copies to others. It is your responsibility to also destroy the image files you have downloaded.
- Using the photographs for commercial purposes is prohibited.
- There is no charge for using the photographs. When using the photographs, you must observe copyright laws. The photographer or studio (if known) and the University of Turku or the name of the archive have to be always indicated as the source of the photographs. The University of Turku is not responsible for users' possible infringements of terms and conditions or copyrights.
- The published photographs cannot be altered, e.g. with digital image processing tools, without a separate agreement with the photographer and the University.
- When using the media bank, you must comply with the applicable data protection legislation.
- Downloading photographs to artificial intelligence software or services is prohibited.
General instructions
You don't have to log in when using the public mediabank. Log in is required for accessing the research photograph archives.
Media format
At the top of the page, you can select whether you want to browse all the contents (show all) or if you want to view specific formats, such as images or videos.
Search and filters
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You can use different words or names to search for contents in the mediabank. Please note that you have to use Finnish words as search words. You can also search with only a part of the word by using an asterisk (e.g. Aura*) as well as with and/or commands.
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You can narrow the search or the materials by using the filters. You can select several filters to narrow your search.
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The results can be displayed as a list, as large images with detailed information or as thumbnails. You can also organise the results so that either the newest picture is shown first or the pictures are in an alphabetical order.
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You can clear the search by clicking "Empty".
Share by email
You can share the photos by email. Click on the photograph and next on the "Share" icon, and send the link to the photo by email.
Downloading and collecting materials
The materials in the public mediabank are free to download and you can download materials for your own use by accepting the terms and conditions. You can download the photographs in two different sizes: in a higher or lower resolution. The photos with a lower resolution can be used, for example, on web pages or in PowerPoint presentations. You can download the photo by clicking on the preview image and selecting the preferred resolution.
If you need several photographs, collect them to the "favorites" basket, from where you can download the materials in one go. You can collect the materials into the favorites by clicking the file icon with a plus sign. You can remove the material from favorites by re-clicking the icon or by opening the photo and deleting it from the favorites. You can download the materials you have selected as a zip file.