The digiarchives contain material that
genealogists will find interesting. E.g. communion and childrens books are easily
available for researching at home.
By the recommendation of the Data Protection Ombudsman, all the material in the archives
is older than 125 years.
The digitizers are genealogists who digitize material that they're interested in. The
digitized pictures are scaled to a good size to show online (200-500 kb). We recommend a
broadband connection for viewing the site.
The pictures are digitized from microfilms of the original archived material. They've been
digitized by using a microfilm scanner after which they've been uploaded to the site.
Possible double pictures on the microfilms have been left out.
Part of the material has been indexed and for example some communion books have an index
with names of villages and houses. These names are written as found ont he original
documents and they might contain mistakes, but they help you find the picture you're
looking for faster. Anyone who's familiar with the parishes or has a good knowledge of old
handwriting can send additions or corrections tot he information already up on the site.
We also welcome microfilm indexes.
If you're not familiar with the different types of books, we suggest reading through the church
records part of the
Finland
Research Guidance on the FamilySearch site. |
