Uusimaa County, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Uusimaa County (Uudenmaan lääni, Swedish: Nylands län) was created in 1640 from Uusimaa and Häme County (Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni, Swedish: Nyland och Tavastehus län). In 1648 it was merged with Häme County to recreate Uusimaa and Häme County. In 1831 Uusimaa and Häme County was again separated into Uusimaa and Häme counties. The county was dissolved on 1 March 1998 as part of the 1997 Maakuntajakolaki (County Apportionment Act) and became part of Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Södra Finlands län) County.

Districts
There are four districts in Uusimaa County: Helsinki, Lohja, Pernaja, and Rassepori. As is true of all municipalities in Finland, the municipalities of Hanko, Helsinki, Loviisa, Porvoo, and Tammisaari have their own administration and are not part of any districts.

Archives
Kansallisarkisto Helsinki City Archives
 * Visiting address: Rauhankatu 17
 * Postal address: PL 258, FI-00171 Helsinki
 * Telephone: +358 29 533 7000
 * Visiting address: Eläintarhantie 3 F, 00530 Helsinki
 * Telephone number: +358 9 310 43571

Societies
The Genealogical Society of Finland / Suomen Sukututkimusseura Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen yhdistys ry (SSHY) / Finland's Family History Association (FFHA)
 * Address: Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
 * Email: seura@genealogia.fi
 * Website: www.genealogia.fi
 * Email: info@sukuhistoria.fi
 * www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index.htm