Lappi County, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Lappi County (Lapin lääni, Swedish: Lapplands län) was formed in 1938 from the northern part of Oulu County. There were no changes to the County as part of the 1997 Maakuntajakolaki (County Apportionment Act). In 2010 it was replaced by the Lapland Regional Administrative Office (Lapin aluehallintovirasto) as part of the Regional Administrative Agency (Aluehallintovirasto, Swedish Regionförvaltningsverk)

Districts
There are three districts in Lappi County, Kemi, Kittilä, and Petsamo. As is true of all municipalities in Finland, the municipalities of Kemi and Tornio have their own administration and are not part of any districts.

Archives
Oulun Kansallisarkisto
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