Finland Handwriting

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Finland was part of Sweden for hundreds of years. Because of this records were written in the old Swedish handwriting.

FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Swedish handwriting:

Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters
Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates
Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

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