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-== Provincial Archives  ==
+== National and Regional 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 nine archives facilities throughout the country. One national archive, one archive for the Sámi, and seven regional archives. Each facility 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.
-:*'''Church records'''
+=== National Archives ===
-:*'''Census records'''
+'''Kansallisarkisto'''
-:*'''Emigration records'''
+*Visiting address: Rauhankatu 17
-:*'''Court records'''
+*Postal address: PL 258, FI-00171 Helsinki
+*Telephone: +358 29 533 7000
-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.
+=== Sámi Archives ===
+'''Saamelaisarkisto'''
+*The Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos, FI-99870 Inari
+*Telephone: +358 50 408 3062
+*Email: saamelaisarkisto@kansallisarkisto.fi
+=== Regional Archives ===
+'''Hämeenlinnan Kansallisarkisto''' - Häme and Uusimaa counties
+*Visiting and post: Aittatie 2, FI-13200 Hämeenlinna
+*Telephone: 358 29 533 7140
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-For '''Turku-Pori County''', write:
+'''Joensuun Kansallisarkisto''' - Pohjois-Karjala County formed in 1960 from the eastern half of the former Kuopio County
-*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>
+*Visiting address: Yliopistokatu 6 A
+*Postal address: PL 146, FI-80101 Joensuu
+*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7160
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-For '''Häme and Uusimaa Counties''', write:
+'''Jyväskylän Kansallisarkisto''' - Keski-Suomi County formed in 1960 from the eastern part of the former Vaasa county and the border parishes from Häme, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties
-*Hämeenlinnan maakunta-arkisto<br>13100 Hämeenlinna <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-3-653 3801<br>Fax: 011-358-3-653 3810
+*Visiting address: Pitkäkatu 23
+*Postal address: PL 25, FI-40101 Jyväskylä
+*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7180
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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:
+'''Mikkelin Kansallisarkisto'''- Kymi, Mikkeli, and Kuopio counties and for the former Viipuri County and the parishes of Salla and Petsamo, which were ceded to Russia
-*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
+*Visiting address: Pirttiniemenkatu 8 A
+*Postal address: PL 2, FI-50101 Mikkeli
+*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7200
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-For '''Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto)''', write:
+'''Oulun Kansallisarkisto''' - Lappi and Oulu counties
-*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
+*Visiting and postal address: Arkistokatu 6, FI-90100 Oulu
+*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7230
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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:
+'''Turun Kansallisarkisto''' - Turku-Pori County
-*Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto <br>40100 Jyväskylä <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-14-617 592 <br>Fax: 011-358-14-610 651
+*Visiting address: Aninkaistenkatu 11
+*Postal address: PL 383, FI-20101 Turku
+*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7260
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-For '''Pohjois-Karjala County''', which was formed in 1960 from the '''eastern half of the former Kuopio County''', write:
+'''Vaasan Kansallisarkisto''' - Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto)
-*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
+*Visiting address: Varastokatu 2
+*Postal address: PL 240, FI-65101 Vaasa
+*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7300
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-For the counties of '''Lappi and Oulu Counties''', write:
+'''Ålands landskapsarkiv''' - Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County
-*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
+*Visiing address: Strandgatan 37
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+*Postal address: Pb 1060, AX-22111 Mariehamn
-For the county of '''Ahvenanmaa (Åland)''' County, write:
+*Telephone: +358 18 25 344
-*Ålands landskapsarkiv <br>PB 60 <br>22101 Mariehamn <br>Finland <br>Telephone: 011-358-18-253 44 <br>Fax: 011-358-18-191 55
+*E-mail: arkivet@regeringen.ax
 == Parish Archives  ==