Finland Districts

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Kihlakunta (district) is the Finnish word for the administrative unit härad (Swedish). It performed the same administrative functions in Finland as it did in Sweden. For more details see Swedish Härad.

Districts
The districts were first established in 1634, and continued after 1809 when Finland became a Russian possession. Cities (kaupunki) are not an administrative part of the district where they are located. In 1940 the districts were are follows:

Viipuri	(Viborg)
(1). Until 1937 Äyräpää, Swedish: Äyräpää

Tips
Some records, such as probate, kept by district officials have significant genealogical value.