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Guide to '''Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | Guide to '''Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | ||
==Finland National Archives== | |||
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*[https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/ '''ASTIA National Archives transaction service'''] [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/ohjeet.html '''Instructions'''] | |||
**'''1527 - 100 yrs ago:''' [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/aineistot.html '''Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Parish Records'''], index, incomplete | |||
***Enter the name of the town, city, or parish in the free word search. | |||
**'''1800s-early 1900s:''' [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/aineistot.html '''Finnish Military Parishes'''] - index, incomplete. | |||
***Enter the name of the town, city, or parish in the free word search. | |||
**'''1700s-1900s:''' [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/aineistot.html '''Finland Orthodox Church Archives'''] - index, incomplete. | |||
***Enter the name of the town, city, or parish in the free word search. | |||
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All vital records from the years 1811–1918 have been digitized from the original documents in grayscale. Color digitization of non-public vital records less than 100 years old is underway. | |||
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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 | ||
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:*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. | ||
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For Turku-Pori County, write: | For '''Turku-Pori County''', write: | ||
*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/services_by_topic/culture_and_communications/index.html Culture and communications] | *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/services_by_topic/culture_and_communications/index.html Culture and communications] | ||
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For Häme and Uusimaa Counties, write: | 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 | *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 | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
*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 | *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 | ||
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For Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto), write: | 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 | *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 | ||
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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: | 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 <br>40100 Jyväskylä <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-14-617 592 <br>Fax: 011-358-14-610 651 | *Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto <br>40100 Jyväskylä <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-14-617 592 <br>Fax: 011-358-14-610 651 | ||
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For Pohjois-Karjala County, which was formed in 1960 from the eastern half of the former Kuopio County, write: | For '''Pohjois-Karjala County''', which was formed in 1960 from the '''eastern half of the former Kuopio County''', write: | ||
*Joensuun maakunta-arkisto <br>PL 146 <br>80101 Joensuu <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-13-251 4602 <br>Fax: 011-358-13-251 4606 | *Joensuun maakunta-arkisto <br>PL 146 <br>80101 Joensuu <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-13-251 4602 <br>Fax: 011-358-13-251 4606 | ||
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For the counties of Lappi and Oulu Counties, write: | For the counties of '''Lappi and Oulu Counties''', write: | ||
*Oulun maakunta-arkisto <br>PL 31 <br>90101 Oulu <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-8-311 7066 <br>Fax: 011- 358-8-311 7068 | *Oulun maakunta-arkisto <br>PL 31 <br>90101 Oulu <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-8-311 7066 <br>Fax: 011- 358-8-311 7068 | ||
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For the county of Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County, write: | For the county of '''Ahvenanmaa (Åland)''' County, write: | ||
*Ålands landskapsarkiv <br>PB 60 <br>22101 Mariehamn <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-18-253 44 <br>Fax: 011-358-18-191 55 | *Ålands landskapsarkiv <br>PB 60 <br>22101 Mariehamn <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-18-253 44 <br>Fax: 011-358-18-191 55 |
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