Finnmark, Norway Guided Research

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1634-1927: Norway, Finnmark Birth Collections at FamilySearch

Browsable Church Books by Parish

To view record images, click on the corresponding abbreviations on the Digitalarkivet page.
dp=baptism (birth)
tr=engagement (marriage)
vi=marriage
gr=burial (death)

Churchbooks in the results page on Digitalarkivet are not always listed in chronological order.

Parish	Years	Link to Records
Alta	1858-1931	Digitalarkivet
Berlevåg		See Tana
Gamvik		See Tana
Hammerfest	1743-1939	Digitalarkivet
Hasvik		See Loppa
Hopseidet		See Lebesby
Karasjok	1872-1926	Digitalarkivet
Kautokeino	1723-1924	Digitalarkivet
Kistrand	1764-1918	Digitalarkivet
Kjelvik	1911-1930	Digitalarkivet
Kjøllefjord		See Lebesby
Kvalsund		See Hammerfest
Kåfjord		See Alta
Lebesby	1751-1902	Digitalarkivet
Loppa	1753-1993	Digitalarkivet
Måsøy	1741-1918	Digitalarkivet
Nesseby	1812-1985	Digitalarkivet
Omgang		See Lebesby
Polmak		See Lebesby and Nesseby
Sør Varanger	1867-1938	Digitalarkivet
Talvik	1705-1924	Digitalarkivet
Tana	Digitalarkivet	1846-1930
Vadsø	1747-1930	Digitalarkivet
Vardø	1769-1929	Digitalarkivet
Øksfjord		See Loppa

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• Finding town of origin

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• Why the record may not exist

Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1800s-1930: Norway, Finnmark Marriage Collections at FamilySearch

Browsable Church Books by Parish

To view record images, click on the corresponding abbreviations on the Digitalarkivet page.
dp=baptism (birth)
tr=engagement (marriage)
vi=marriage
gr=burial (death)

Churchbooks in the results page on Digitalarkivet are not always listed in chronological order.

Parish	Years	Link to Records
Alta	1858-1931	Digitalarkivet
Berlevåg		See Tana
Gamvik		See Tana
Hammerfest	1743-1939	Digitalarkivet
Hasvik		See Loppa
Hopseidet		See Lebesby
Karasjok	1872-1926	Digitalarkivet
Kautokeino	1723-1924	Digitalarkivet
Kistrand	1764-1918	Digitalarkivet
Kjelvik	1911-1930	Digitalarkivet
Kjøllefjord		See Lebesby
Kvalsund		See Hammerfest
Kåfjord		See Alta
Lebesby	1751-1902	Digitalarkivet
Loppa	1753-1993	Digitalarkivet
Måsøy	1741-1918	Digitalarkivet
Nesseby	1812-1985	Digitalarkivet
Omgang		See Lebesby
Polmak		See Lebesby and Nesseby
Sør Varanger	1867-1938	Digitalarkivet
Talvik	1705-1924	Digitalarkivet
Tana	Digitalarkivet	1846-1930
Vadsø	1747-1930	Digitalarkivet
Vardø	1769-1929	Digitalarkivet
Øksfjord		See Loppa

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1800s-1930: Norway, Finnmark Death Collections at FamilySearch

Browsable Church Books by Parish

To view record images, click on the corresponding abbreviations on the Digitalarkivet page.
dp=baptism (birth)
tr=engagement (marriage)
vi=marriage
gr=burial (death)

Churchbooks in the results page on Digitalarkivet are not always listed in chronological order.

Parish	Years	Link to Records
Alta	1858-1931	Digitalarkivet
Berlevåg		See Tana
Gamvik		See Tana
Hammerfest	1743-1939	Digitalarkivet
Hasvik		See Loppa
Hopseidet		See Lebesby
Karasjok	1872-1926	Digitalarkivet
Kautokeino	1723-1924	Digitalarkivet
Kistrand	1764-1918	Digitalarkivet
Kjelvik	1911-1930	Digitalarkivet
Kjøllefjord		See Lebesby
Kvalsund		See Hammerfest
Kåfjord		See Alta
Lebesby	1751-1902	Digitalarkivet
Loppa	1753-1993	Digitalarkivet
Måsøy	1741-1918	Digitalarkivet
Nesseby	1812-1985	Digitalarkivet
Omgang		See Lebesby
Polmak		See Lebesby and Nesseby
Sør Varanger	1867-1938	Digitalarkivet
Talvik	1705-1924	Digitalarkivet
Tana	Digitalarkivet	1846-1930
Vadsø	1747-1930	Digitalarkivet
Vardø	1769-1929	Digitalarkivet
Øksfjord		See Loppa