Pohjois-Karjala County, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Pohjois-Karjala ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia) County was formed in 1960 when the eastern parts of Kuopio county were separated into their own county. The county was dissolved on 1 March 1998 as part of the 1997 Maakuntajakolaki (County Apportionment Act) and merged into Itä-Suomi (Eastern Finland) County.

Parishes
Towns and parishes which were part of Pohjois-Karjala are found in the FamilySearch Catalog and FamilySearch Historical Records under their former county.
 * Juuka (Kuopio)
 * Kovero (Kuopio)
 * Outokumpu - see Kuusjärvi (Kuopio)
 * Tuupovaara (Kuopio)
 * Värtsilä (Kuopio)