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==Beginning Research in Finland==
==Beginning Research in Finland==
*See the map and sub-jurisdictions below for more localized information
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Prior to that date records were cataloged based on the counties as they were in 1945, including the county of Vipurri, which was ceded to Russia in 1940.<ref>Family History Department. ''Research Outline Finland''. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family History Department, 1999. p.21</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="40%"
|-
!Finnish
!Swedish
!English
!Time Period
|-
|[[Ahvenanmaa County, Finland Genealogy|Ahvenanmaa]]
|[[Ahvenanmaa County, Finland Genealogy|Åland]]
|[[Ahvenanmaa County, Finland Genealogy|Åland]]
|1918 - 2009
|-
|[[Häme County, Finland Genealogy|Häme]]
|[[Häme County, Finland Genealogy|Tavastland]]
|[[Häme County, Finland Genealogy|Häme]]
|1831 - 1997
|-
|[[Keski-Suomi County, Finland Genealogy|Keski-Suomi]]
|[[Keski-Suomi County, Finland Genealogy|Mellersta-Finland]]
|[[Keski-Suomi County, Finland Genealogy|Central Finland]]
|1960 - 1997
|-
|[[Kuopio County, Finland Genealogy|Kuopio]]
|[[Kuopio County, Finland Genealogy|Kuopio]]
|[[Kuopio County, Finland Genealogy|Kuopio]]
|1776 - 1997
|-
|[[Kymi County, Finland Genealogy|Kymi]]
|[[Kymi County, Finland Genealogy|Kymmene]]
|[[Kymi County, Finland Genealogy|Kymi]]
|1947 - 1997
|-
|[[Lappi County, Finland Genealogy|Lappi]]
|[[Lappi County, Finland Genealogy|Lappland]]
|[[Lappi County, Finland Genealogy|Lappi]]
|1938 - 2009
|-
|[[Mikkeli County, Finland Genealogy|Mikkeli]]
|[[Mikkeli County, Finland Genealogy|St. Michel]]
|[[Mikkeli County, Finland Genealogy|Mikkeli]]
|1831 - 1997
|-
|[[Oulu County, Finland Genealogy|Oulu]]
|[[Oulu County, Finland Genealogy|Uleåborg]]
|[[Oulu County, Finland Genealogy|Oulu]]
|1642 - 2009
|-
|[[Pohjois-Karjala County, Finland Genealogy|Pohjois-Karjala]]
|[[Pohjois-Karjala County, Finland Genealogy|Norra-Karelen]]
|[[Pohjois-Karjala County, Finland Genealogy|North Karelia]]
|1960 - 1997
|-
|[[Turku-Pori County, Finland Genealogy|Turku-Pori]]
|[[Turku-Pori County, Finland Genealogy|Åbo och Björneborg]]
|[[Turku-Pori County, Finland Genealogy|Turku and Pori]]
|1634 - 1997
|-
|[[Uusimaa County, Finland Genealogy|Uusimaa]]
|[[Uusimaa County, Finland Genealogy|Nyland]]
|[[Uusimaa County, Finland Genealogy|Uusimaa]]
|1831 - 1997
|-
|[[Vaasa County, Finland Genealogy|Vaasa]]
|[[Vaasa County, Finland Genealogy|Vasa]]
|[[Vaasa County, Finland Genealogy|Vaasa]]
|1776 - 1997
|-
|[[Viipuri County, Finland Genealogy|Viipuri]]
|[[Viipuri County, Finland Genealogy|Viborg]]
|[[Viipuri County, Finland Genealogy|Viipuri]]
|1634 - 1947
|}


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