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→Surnames: Added Finland Fixed Surnames.jpg file
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=== Eastern Finland === | === Eastern Finland === | ||
==== Family Names ==== | ==== Family Names ==== | ||
[[File:Finland Fixed Surnames.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Illustration of the derivation of fixed surnames]] | |||
The surnames used in eastern Finland are family surnames, which means that they were used in a family from generation to generation. They represent some of the earliest family surnames of Europe and most of them indicate relationship or common origin, although this cannot always be proved with existing sources. | The surnames used in eastern Finland are family surnames, which means that they were used in a family from generation to generation. They represent some of the earliest family surnames of Europe and most of them indicate relationship or common origin, although this cannot always be proved with existing sources. | ||