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*http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/eng/gene.htm<br>The archives are located at:<br>Rauhankatu 17<br>Helsinki <br>Finland | *http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/eng/gene.htm<br>The archives are located at:<br>Rauhankatu 17<br>Helsinki <br>Finland | ||
=== Provincial Archives === | === Provincial Archives === | ||
Finland has eight regional archives that house records about their particular area. Most Finnish records of genealogical value are kept at provincial archives, including the following: | Finland has eight regional archives that house records about their particular area. Most Finnish records of genealogical value are kept at provincial archives, including the following: | ||
* Church records | *Church records | ||
* Census records | *Census records | ||
* Emigration records | *Emigration records | ||
* Court records | *Court records | ||
Each provincial archive also has a large collection of printed material about its area, including local histories and biographies. | Each provincial archive also has a large collection of printed material about its area, including local histories and biographies. | ||
The provincial archives are open to the public and will answer correspondence. Each archive has different service hours, so make sure you know the days and times it is open before visiting. | The provincial archives are open to the public and will answer correspondence. Each archive has different service hours, so make sure you know the days and times it is open before visiting. | ||
For Turku-Pori County, write: | For Turku-Pori County, write: | ||
* Turun maakunta-arkisto | *Turun maakunta-arkisto<br>PL 383<br>20101 Turku <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-2-2760 818 <br>Fax: 011-358-2-2760 810<br>http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/english/subjects/culture_and_communications/archives/index.html | ||
For Häme and Uusimaa Counties, write: | |||
*Hämeenlinnan maakunta-arkisto<br>13100 Hämeenlinna <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-3-653 3801<br>Fax: 011-358-3-653 3810 <br>http://www.yuste.org/latoile/hame.asp | |||
For Kymi, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties and for the former Viipuri County and the parishes of Salla and Petsamo, which were ceded to the USSR in 1944, write: | |||
Telephone: 011-358- | *Mikkelin maakunta-arkisto<br>PL 2<br>00101 Mikkeli<br>Finland<br>Telephone: 011-358-15-321 310<br>Fax: 011-358-15-321 3157 | ||
For Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto), write: | |||
* | *Vaasan maakunta-arkisto<br>PL 240<br>65101 Vaasa<br>Finland<br>Telephone: 011-358-6-317 3912<br>Fax: 011-358-6-312 0392 | ||
For Keski-Suomi County, which was formed in 1960 from the eastern part of the former Vaasa county and the border parishes from Häme, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties, write: | |||
*Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto | |||
40100 Jyväskylä | |||
Finland | |||
Telephone: 011-358-14-617 592 | |||
Fax: 011-358-14-610 651 | |||
For Pohjois-Karjala County, which was formed in 1960 from the eastern half of the former Kuopio County, write: | |||
* | *Joensuun maakunta-arkisto | ||
PL 146 | |||
80101 Joensuu | |||
Finland | |||
Telephone: 011-358-13-251 4602 | |||
Fax: 011-358-13-251 4606 | |||
For the counties of Lappi and Oulu Counties, write: | |||
*Oulun maakunta-arkisto | |||
PL 31 | |||
90101 Oulu | |||
Finland | |||
Telephone: 011-358-8-311 7066 | |||
Fax: 011- 358-8-311 7068 | |||
For the county of Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County, write: | |||
*Ålands landskapsarkiv | |||
PB 60 | |||
22101 Mariehamn | |||
Finland | |||
Telephone: 011-358-18-253 44 | |||
Telephone: 011-358-18-253 44 | |||
Fax: 011-358-18-191 55 | Fax: 011-358-18-191 55 | ||