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-If you know the specific area where your ancestor lived, you may contact the local mortuary [hautaustoimisto/begravningsbyrå] for information about burials that occurred after the 1920s.
+==Online Resources==
+*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} - index and images
+*[https://billiongraves.com/site-map?country=Finland BillionGraves Finland page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
+*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find A Grave Index}} - index and images
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Finland&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=country_29 Find A Grave Finland Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
-Cemeteries and churchyards keep records of the location of graves. Graves are often reused after 25 years, and the tombstones are replaced. But the cemetery records generally provide both birth and death dates of everyone who has been buried there.
+==Jewish Cemeteries==
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has a database to check for Jewish Cemeteries. For Finland, look under Europe, then Finland.
+*[https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/finland/heritage-heritage-sites/ jewish-heritage] Heritage & Heritage Sites for Finland
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/Scandinavia/finland.htm jewishgen] Scandinavia Special Interest Group (SIG) Finland
+*[https://www.jchelsinki.fi/en/node/220393 jchelsinki] The Jewish Community of Helsinki.
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hietaniemi_Cemetery wikipedia] Hietaniemi Cemetery
+*[https://dbs.bh.org.il/search?q=Finland%20Cemetery dbs] Beit Hatfutsot The Museum of the Jewish People and Database
-The Family History Library has not microfilmed any Finnish cemetery records, but the library does have the yearbooks of the Finnish Genealogical Society, which list the gravestones of several old cemeteries. The yearbooks have a personal name index for the first 13 volumes, which cover 1917 to 1929 (to find out what parish graveyards are included, you must search each volume of the yearbook separately):
+==Military Cemeteries==
+*[https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/finland/heritage-heritage-sites/ jewish-heritage] Heritage & Heritage Sites for Finland
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hietaniemi_Cemetery wikipedia] Hietaniemi Cemetery
+*[https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/141/hietaniemi-cemetery/ spottinghistory] Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland
+*[https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/3563/Finnish-War-Cemetery-Helsinki-Hietaniemi.htm tracesofwar] Finnish War Cemetery Helsinki-Hietaniemi
-* ''Vuosikirja: Årsskrift'' (Yearbook). Lahti: Kirjapaino ja Sanomalehti Oy, [1917]. (FHL book 948.97 D25v)
+== Individual Cemeteries ==
+*[https://www.spottinghistory.com/tag/cemeteries-mausoleums-and-burial-places-in-finland/1/ Spottinghistory] Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in Finland
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cemeteries_in_Finland Wikipedia] Cemeteries in Finland
+*[http://www.interment.net/finland/index.htm Interment] Finland Cemetery Records
+==Additional Resources at the Family History Library==
+*''Vuosikirja: Årsskrift'' (Yearbook). Lahti: Kirjapaino ja Sanomalehti Oy, [1917]. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22948.97%20D25v*%22 (FHL book 948.97 D25v)] Lists all 47 volumes plus an index.  The Family History Library does have the yearbooks of the Finnish Genealogical Society, which list the gravestones of several old cemeteries.
+To find cemetery records for Finland in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Finland''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Finland'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+If you don't find an entry for Cemeteries, you may need to go to a smaller jurisdiction by using Places within... a second time.
+== Additional Resources ==
+*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for Finland Cemetery.
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