Kymi County, Finland Genealogy

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

History
In 1940 and 1944 most of Viipuri County (Viipurin lääni, Swedish: Vyborgs län) was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. In 1945 the remaining portion of the county was reorganized as Kymi County (Kymen lääni, Swedish: Kymmene län). In 1949, the municipalities of Anjala, Elimäki, Iiti, Jaala, and Kuusankoski were transferred from Uusimaa County to Kymi County. As part of the 1 September 1997 Maakuntajakolaki (County Apportionment Act) it was merged into Southern Finland County (Etelä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Södra Finlands län).

Districts
There are three districts in Kymi County, Kymi, Lappee, and Jääski. As is true of all municipalities in Finland, the municipalities of Kotka, Lappeenranta, and Hamina have their own administration and are not part of any districts.

Archives
Mikkelin Kansallisarkisto
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