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Finland Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Helps For Using This Research Outline
References To The Family History Library Catalog
References To Other Family History Library Publications
Finnish Terms
Map Of Finland - Provinces
Map Of Finland - Counties Of 1939
Map Of Finland - Counties Of 1960
Archives And Libraries
National Archives
Provincial Archives
Parish Offices
Military Archives
Other Finnish Archives And Libraries
United States Archives
Inventories, Registers, Catalogs
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
General Background
Using Census Records
1634–1809
1810–1860
Church History
Church Records
Information Recorded In Church Registers
Births [syntyneet/födda] And Baptisms [kastetut/döpta]
Marriages [vihityt/vigda]
Deaths [kuolleet/döda] And Burials [haudatut/begravna]
Church Records Extracts [kirkonkirjojen Kopiot/avskrifter Av Kyrkoböcker]
Confirmation Registers [rippilapset/skriftskolebarn; Konfirmationer]
Communion Records [rippikirjat/kommunionböcker]
Preconfirmation Records [lastenkirjat/barnböcker]
Moving Records [muuttaneet/muuttokirjat; Flyttningslängder/flyttningsbetyg]
Finding Church Records
Records At The Family History Library
Records Not At The Family History Library
Search Strategies
Civil Registration
Court Records
Emigration And Immigration
Finding The Emigrant’s Town Of Origin
Emigration From Finland
Australia
Sweden And Norway
Russia
Immigration Into Finland
Finnish Passport Lists
Passenger Lists (departures)
The Institute Of Migration
National Archives
Records Of Finnish Emigrants In Their Destination Countries
Encyclopedias And Dictionaries
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Major Collections And Databases
Family Histories And Newsletters
Family Registers [perheluettelot/familjeregister]
Heraldry
History
Local Histories
Calendar Changes
Language And Languages
Language Aids
Maps
Using Maps
Finding The Specific Place On The Map
Finding Maps And Atlases
Merchant Marine
Military Records
Names, Personal
Surnames
Given Names
Nobility
Occupations
Periodicals
Obtaining Periodicals
Probate Records
The Probate Process
Availability Of Probate Records
Public Records
The Old And New Collections Of Accounts
Old Collection Of Accounts, 1531–1634
New Collection Of Accounts, 1635–1809
Suomen Asutuksen Yleisluettelo (say)
Schools
Social Life And Customs
Societies
Genealogical Societies
Historical Societies
Taxation
Other Records For Finland
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
PUBLIC RECORDS In the Family History Library Catalog, the topic Public Records includes other miscellaneous civil records that could not be listed under a more specific topic.
Most public records in Finland were kept by civil authorities and by the clergy (especially in the 1500s) for tax-collection purposes.
The major collections of Finnish public records are:
These, like other Finnish public records, were created primarily for tax-collection purposes. They include land and tenant records, census records, military records, estate tax and rental records, bailiff accounts, lists of fines, and many other judicial documents.
These records were not kept uniformly throughout Finland, and in the early years the counties and parishes were not equivalent to the modern divisions.
The Old Collection of Accounts is listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
The catalog entry follows this pattern:
The Locality Section of the Family History Library Catalog lists two sets of records as the New Collection of Accounts [Uudempi tilikirjakokoelma/Nyare räkenskapssamlingen].
To make genealogical information from the earliest written sources in Finland accessible, a project was undertaken that has become known as Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo/Generalregistret över bosättningen i Finland (SAY) (The General Register of Settlement in Finland).
This register does not include all of Finland, but it does include most of southwestern Finland. It was compiled over several decades by various people; consequently, the format has varied somewhat over time.
SAY consists of tables that provide an overview to information drawn from several sources in the Old and New Collections of Accounts covering 1539 to 1809.
It is usually arranged chronologically, showing 20 years on each double page. It is organized by parishes, villages, farms, and dwellings. For each residence, SAY enumerates the name of farm owners and members of the household mentioned in the original record sources. A check mark appears next to a name that is noted more than once in the records with an additional mark for each time it is used.
The original SAY register was written in different colors of ink, each color representing an original source from the Old and New Collections of Accounts. The microfilm copy, however, is black and white; therefore, it may be difficult to identify what source the information came from. To overcome this, it is useful to know that the register follows a general pattern:
You can examine the information given in SAY and possibly identify additional information by looking in the original Old and New Collections of Accounts for the given time period and county.
To find SAY in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog, look under:
Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelon opas: Generalregistret över bosättningen i Finland, en handledningen (The General Register of the Settlement in Finland: A Guide). Helsinki: Valtion painatuskeskus, 1975. (FHL book 948.97 A35v no.7 1975; computer number 139227.)
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The Old and New Collections of Accounts
Old Collection of Accounts, 1531–1634
New Collection of Accounts, 1635–1809
FINLAND, [COUNTY] - CENSUS
FINLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS
FINLAND, [COUNTY] - PUBLIC RECORDS
This first set of records is listed only by year and volume number. For more information, see the “Census Records” section of this outline.
FINLAND - CENSUSFINLAND - MILITARY RECORDSFINLAND - PUBLIC RECORDSFINLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS
Suomen asutuksen yleisluettelo (SAY)
FINLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUSFINLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - TAXATION
The following publication is a guide to SAY. It is written in Finnish and Swedish:
[FamilySearchTM: Research Guidance
Version of Data: 6/8/2001]