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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.
+==Finland National Archives==
-=== Archives and libraries<br>  ===
+===Online Records===
+*[https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/ '''ASTIA National Archives transaction service''']  [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/ohjeet.html '''Instructions''']
-Archives collect and preserve original documents of such organizations as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources, such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for Finland. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in Wiki articles, follow the link to this article to obtain the address. If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about collection, hours, services, and fees.
+**'''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.
-Although the records you need may be in an archive or library in Finland, the Family History Library has copies of many valuable genealogical records on microfilm from several Finnish archives and libraries.
+**'''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.
-The following major types of genealogical repositories are discussed in this article:
+**'''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.
-:*National archives
+-----
-:*Provincial archives
+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.
-:*Parish offices
+== Provincial Archives  ==
-:*Military archives
-:*Other Finnish archives and libraries
-:*United States archives [[Image:{{FinNatArcPic}}]]
-=== National Archives  ===
-The Finnish National Archives have documents pertaining to the whole country. Records of the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa are also found in the national archives; however, records from Uusimaa County are in the provincial archives in Hämeenlinna.
-Records of genealogical value at the national archives include the following:
-:*Church records
-:*Census records
-:*Court records
-=== Emigration records  ===
-The National Archives of Finland are open to the public. You may purchase microfilms through the national archives and request photocopies of the records by using forms obtained from the archives.
-You can write to the archives at:
-*National Archives of Finland<br>Kansallisarkisto<br>PL 258<br>00171 Helsinki<br>Finland<br>Telephone: 011-358-9-228 521<br>Fax: 011-358-9-176 302
-*[https://arkisto.fi/fi/kansallisarkisto Arkistolaitos] <br>The archives are located at:<br>Rauhankatu 17<br>Helsinki <br>Finland
-=== Provincial 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:
 :*Church records
 :*Census records
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 :*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.
+----
-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]
+----
-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
+----
-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
+----
-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
+----
-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
+----
-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
+----
-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
+----
-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