Kuopio County, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kuopio County (Kuopion lääni, Swedish:Kuopio län) was created in 1831 from the Savo and Karelia County (Savon ja Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Savolax och Karelens län). As part of the 1 September 1997 Maakuntajakolaki (County Apportionment Act) it was merged into Eastern Finland County (Itä-Suomen lääni).

Districts
There are six districts in Kuopio County, Iisalmi, Ilomantsi, Kuopio, Pielisjärvi, and Rautalampi. As is true of all municipalities in Finland, the municipalities of Iisalmi, Joensuu, and Kuopio have their own administration and are not part of any districts.

Repositories
Regional Archive Mikkelin Kansallisarkisto
 * Visiting address: Pirttiniemenkatu 8 A
 * Postal address: PL 2, FI-50101 Mikkeli
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