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| In the FamilySearch Catalog, the topic Public Records includes other miscellaneous civil records that could not be listed under a more specific topic.
| | ==Resources== |
| | ===Online Resources=== |
| | *'''1531-1634''' {{FSC|254890|item|disp=Vanhempi tilikirjakokoelma = Äldre räkenskapssamlingen : 1531-1634}} (Old collection of accounts)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images |
| | *'''1635-1809''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=111&query=%2Btitle%3Auudempi%20%2Btitle%3Atilikirjakokoelma Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen] (New collection of accounts)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images |
| | *See county page for more public record resources. |
| | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=111&query=%2Btitle%3ASuomen%20%2Btitle%3Aasutuksen%20%2Btitle%3Ayleisluettelo Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo = General register över besättningen i Finland (SAY)](*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images |
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| Most public records in Finland were kept by civil authorities and by the clergy (especially in the 1500s) for tax-collection purposes.
| | ==Background== |
| | ===Types of Records=== |
| | *'''Older collection of accounts''' (''Vanhempi tilikirjakokoelma/Äldre räkenskapssamlingen'') & '''Newer collection of accounts''' (''Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen''): like other Finnish public records, these were created primarily for tax-collection purposes. They include land and tenant records, census records, military records, estate tax and rental records, bailiff accounts, lists of fines, and many other judicial documents. These records were not kept uniformly throughout Finland, and in the early years the counties and parishes were not equivalent to the modern divisions. |
| | :*'''General Register of Settlement in Finland''' (''Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo'' (SAY)): SAY consists of tables that provide an overview to information drawn from several sources in the Old and New Collections of Accounts covering 1539 to 1809. This project does not include all of Finland, but it does include most of southwestern Finland. It was compiled over several decades by various people; consequently, the format has varied somewhat over time. The original SAY register was written in different colors of ink, each color representing an original source from the Old and New Collections of Accounts. The microfilm copy, however, is black and white; therefore, it may be difficult to identify what source the information came from. To overcome this, it is useful to know that the register follows a general pattern: |
| | :::The first notations on the page are generally from land records. In the registers that cover 1634 on, the information from the ''henkikirjat'' / ''mantalslängder'' is entered under the land records. |
| | :::The next notations come from the tithing records. |
| | :::Data from tax and military rolls appear last. |
| | ::The National Archives of Finland has placed color images of this collection online (see [https://digihakemisto.net/aineisto/1585519449 Digihakemisto]. A printed guide, ''Suomen Asutuksen Yleisluettelon Opas / Generalregisteret över bosättningen i Finland : En handledning'' in Finnish and Swedish was published by the National Archives in 1975 and is available to download as a [http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/SAY/SAY_opas.pdf PDF file], also accessible as {{FSC|143839|item|disp=FS Library book 948.97 A35v no.7 1975}}. It is usually arranged chronologically, showing 20 years on each double page. It is organized by parishes, villages, farms, and dwellings. For each residence, SAY enumerates the name of farm owners and members of the household mentioned in the original record sources. A check mark appears next to a name that is noted more than once in the records with an additional mark for each time it is used. |
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| === The Old and New Collections of Accounts === | | ==Information Recorded in the Records== |
| | | *'''Older collection of accounts''': A list of contents (''sisällysluettelo'') for each province appears first. General records (''yleisiä asiakirjoja'') for the entire country are listed next. |
| The major collections of Finnish public records are:
| | *'''New collection of accounts''': For accounts from 1810-1860 in the FamilySearch Catalog, search items cataloged as "Census - 1810-1860". During this time period, the henkikirjat/ mantalslänslängder were only filmed every five years. These films have internal indexes to the districts and parishes indicating initial page numbers.<br>The FS Catalog has two sets of records under the same title (''Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen''): |
| | | :*'''Henkikirjat/mantalslängder''': The catalog entry refers to the year and number of each volume. The catalog entry does not describe the records. |
| *{{FSC|254890|item|disp=The Old Collection of Accounts}} [Vanhempi tilikirjakokoelma/Äldre räkenskapssamlingen] 1531–1634. | | :*'''Other records''': Besides the ''henkikirjat/ mantalslängder'', this collection also includes other records, such as tithes, general accounts, and so forth. At the beginning of each volume is a list of the contents. An index to the ''henkikirjat/mantalslängder'' is available for this time period. It is organized by civil districts (''kihlakunta/härad'') and cities and specifies the page number on which the district or city begins within each census volume. This index is: |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=111&query=%2Btitle%3Auudempi%20%2Btitle%3Atilikirjakokoelma The New Collection of Accounts] [Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen] 1635–1809.
| | ::*''Luettelo henkikirjamikrofilmien käyttökopioista, 1634-1808 = Över brukskopior av mikrofilmer av mantalslängder, 1634-1808 (List of use copies of life book microfilms).'' Helsinki, Finland: National Archives, 1989. {{FSC|728796|item|disp=FS Catalog book 948.97 A33La 1989}} |
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| These, like other Finnish public records, were created primarily for tax-collection purposes. They include land and tenant records, census records, military records, estate tax and rental records, bailiff accounts, lists of fines, and many other judicial documents.
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| These records were not kept uniformly throughout Finland, and in the early years the counties and parishes were not equivalent to the modern divisions.
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| === Old Collection of Accounts, 1531–1634 ===
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| The Old Collection of Accounts is listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under both:
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| FINLAND - PUBLIC RECORDS
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY] - PUBLIC RECORDS
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| The catalog entry follows this pattern:
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| A list of contents ['''sisällysluettelo'''] for each province appears first. | |
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| General records ['''yleisiä asiakirjoja'''] for the entire country are listed next. | |
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| Annual records for each province are listed last.
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| === New Collection of Accounts, 1635–1809 ===
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| The catalog has two sets of records under the same title, Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen (New Collection of Accounts): | |
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| Henkikirjat/mantalslängder. The catalog entry refers to the year and number of each volume. The catalog entry does not describe the records. | |
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| Other records. Besides the henkikirjat/ mantalslängder, this collection also includes other records, such as tithes, general accounts, and so forth. At the beginning of each volume is a list of the contents. | |
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| An index to the henkikirjat/mantalslängder is available for this time period. It is organized by civil districts [kihlakunta/härad] and cities and specifies the page number on which the district or city begins within each census volume. This index is: | |
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| ''Luettelo henkikirjamikrofilmien käyttökopioista 1634–1808/Förteckning över brukskopior av mikrofilmer av mantalslängder 1634–1808'' (Inventory of Microfilms of the 1634–1808 Censuses). Ed. Matti Walta. 2nd rev. ed. Helsinki: Valtionarkisto, 1989. (FS Library book 948.97 A33La 1989) | |
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| The Locality Section of the FamilySearch Catalog lists two sets of records as the New Collection of Accounts [Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen].
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| The first set includes census records [henkikirjat/mantalsländer] and can be found in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY] - CENSUS
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY] - PUBLIC RECORDS
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| This first set of records is listed only by year and volume number. For more information, see [[Finland Census]].
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| The second set of records is listed by record type, followed by the year and volume number. It is found in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
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| FINLAND - CENSUS
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| FINLAND - MILITARY RECORDS
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| FINLAND - PUBLIC RECORDS
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS
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| ==== 1810–1860 ====
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| To find Finnish henkikirjat/mantalslängder that were kept from 1810 to 1860, look in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY] - CENSUS - 1810–1860
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| During this time period, the henkikirjat/ mantalslänslängder were only filmed every five years. These films have internal indexes to the districts and parishes indicating initial page numbers.
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| === Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo (SAY) ===
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| To make genealogical information from the earliest written sources in Finland accessible, a project was undertaken that has become known as [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=111&query=%2Btitle%3ASuomen%20%2Btitle%3Aasutuksen%20%2Btitle%3Ayleisluettelo ''Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo'' / ''Generalregistret över bosättningen i Finland'' (SAY)] (The General Register of Settlement in Finland).
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| This register does not include all of Finland, but it does include most of southwestern Finland. It was compiled over several decades by various people; consequently, the format has varied somewhat over time.
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| SAY consists of tables that provide an overview to information drawn from several sources in the Old and New Collections of Accounts covering 1539 to 1809.
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| It is usually arranged chronologically, showing 20 years on each double page. It is organized by parishes, villages, farms, and dwellings. For each residence, SAY enumerates the name of farm owners and members of the household mentioned in the original record sources. A check mark appears next to a name that is noted more than once in the records with an additional mark for each time it is used.
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| The original SAY register was written in different colors of ink, each color representing an original source from the Old and New Collections of Accounts. The microfilm copy, however, is black and white; therefore, it may be difficult to identify what source the information came from. To overcome this, it is useful to know that the register follows a general pattern:
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| *The first notations on the page are generally from land records. In the registers that cover 1634 on, the information from the ''henkikirjat'' / ''mantalslängder'' is entered under the land records.
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| *The next notations come from the tithing records.
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| *Data from tax and military rolls appear last.
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| The National Archives of Finland has placed color images of this collection [http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/SAY/ online]. A printed guide, ''Suomen Asutuksen Yleisluettelon Opas / Generalregisteret över bosättningen i Finland : En handledning'' in Finnish and Swedish was published by the National Archives in 1975 and is available to download as a [http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/SAY/SAY_opas.pdf PDF file]. A print copy is also available at the FamilySearch Library, {{FSC|143839|item|disp=FS Library book 948.97 A35v no.7 1975}}.
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| You can examine the information given in SAY and possibly identify additional information by looking in the original Old and New Collections of Accounts for the given time period and county.
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| To find SAY in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog, look under:
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS
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| FINLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - TAXATION
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| A keyword search in the FamilySearch catalog for for [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3ASuomen%20%2Bkeywords%3Aasutuksen%20%2Bkeywords%3Ayleisluettelo Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo] will return a list of all available titles.
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