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Societies

Many societies and organizations may have valuable genealogical information. You can find several such societies in Finland and in the country where your ancestor immigrated, including the United States. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies and support their efforts.

Genealogical Societies

Several genealogical societies emphasize Finnish research. Most of them publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, and compiled genealogies. They may also have special indexes, collections, and projects. Some publish queries about Finnish ancestors or maintain a list of members’ research interests. Some specialize in the immigrants to a specific area.

Suomen Sukututkimusseura (Genealogical Society of Finland)

The Genealogical Society in Finland provides addresses of local genealogical societies and can also refer you to local professional researchers. You can contact the society at: Suomen Sukututkimusseura/Genealogiska Samfundet i Finland
Liisankatu 16A
00170 Helsinki
Finland

Telephone: 011-358-9-278-1188
Fax: 011-358-9-278-1199
The Genealogical Society in Finland

Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdisstys (Finnish Family History Association)

Finnish Family History Association
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• Church Records

Digitized records submitted by volunteers who are interested in a specific location. Best features are available with a membership.

Katiha

Katiha (Karelian Database)
Email: karjalatietokanta@kansallisarkisto.fi
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• Database of indexed church records of the ceded Karelian region.
• The source material of the Karelian database includes church records of the ceded region for the period 1700-1950.

• Lutheran parish records

• Orthodox church records

Other Genealogical Societies

You can find a list of local genealogical societies in Finland on the Internet:

• Local Genealogical Societies in Finland

Historical Societies

Historical societies in areas where Finnish immigrants settled may have valuable information. They collect information about Finnish immigrants and have special collections of books and manuscript materials about Finland that may be hard to find in other libraries and archives. You can inquire if their collection can be circulated.

Finland

Finnish Historical Society - Suomen Historiallinen Seura
Tieteiden talo
Kirkkokatu 6
00170 Helsinki
Finland

Telephone: +358-44-289 2680
Email:shs@histseura.fi
Website

United States

Finnish American Heritage Center
435 Quincy St
Hancock, MI 49930
Phone: 906-487-7549

Finnish-American Historical Society of the West
P.O. Box 5522
Portland, OR 97228-5522

Swedish Finn Historical Society
1920 Dexter Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-706-0738

The addresses of many ethnic-heritage historical societies in North America are given in:

• Smith, Betty P. Directory: Historical Agencies in North America. 13th ed. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1986. (FS Catalog book 970 H24d 1986)
• Wheeler, Mary Bray, ed. Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. 15th ed. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 2001. (FS Catalog book 970 H24d 2001)