Turku-Pori County, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Turku-Pori County (Turun ja Porin lääni, Swedish: Åbo och Björneborgs län) was created in 1634 as Turku County. In 1646 the name was changed to Turku-Pori. In 1775 parts of the county were transferred to Uusimaa, Häme, and Vaasa counties. In 1918 the region of Ahvenanmaa (Åland) was separated into Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County. Additional changes were made to the area included in the county in 1990 when Somero municipality was moved from Häme county and again in 1993 when Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Mouhijärvi, Parkano, and Viljakkala were transferred to Häme County. The county was dissolved on 1 March 1998 as part of the 1997 Maakuntajakolaki (County Apportionment Act) and became part of Western Finland County (Länsi-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Västra Finlands län).

Districts
There are nine districts in Turku-Pori County: Halikko, Ikaalinen, Loimaa, Masku, Mynämäki, Piikkiö, Tyrvää, Ulvila, and Vehmaa. As is true of all municipalities in Finland, the municipalities of Pori, Rauma, Turku, and Uusikaupunki have their own administration and are not part of any districts.

Archives
Turun Kansallisarkisto
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