FFHA Messages for members 3/2025 published

Dear member,

The latest message for members has been published. As mentioned previously, a separate message about the publication of the member newsletter will not be sent to the membership by email. The publication will be announced on our homepage blog, event calendar, discussion forum and Facebook.

You can reach the newsletter from THIS link. The newsletter can also be read on our member pages under Message for members .

In this number:

- Publication schedule of the message for members

- The FFHA channel's (SSHY-kanava) offerings in the fall season of 2025

- A tip to FFHA material: Research sources of Old Finland in the image database

- New material on FFHA's website

- FFHA's autumn meeting in Helsinki on November 19, 2025

- Please remember to update your information

The next member newsletter will be published in week 50 (December 8-14, 2025).

We wish you interesting reading moments!

 

 

 

 

Summer time at FFHA

The association's activities will continue throughout the summer as usual. The Executive Manager is on vacation from July 14 to August 13, 2025. During that time the phone number +358 45 850 8485 is not in use.

Best summer wishes to our members and especially to our volunteers!

New material on FFHA's website

New material has been added to the association's image database from the end of February to June 2025 in the following entities: 

- Parishes: Alavus/Alavo, Bromarv, Enontekiö/Enontekis, Hailuoto/Karlö, Harju, Honkajoki/Hongoå, Joutsa, Jämijärvi, Kaarina/St. Karins, Kannus, Kauhava, Kemi stadsförsamling, Kemijärvi, Kempele, Kittilä, Kuivaniemi, Kälviä/Kelviå, Lemi/Klemis, Lohtaja/Lohteå, Loimaa/Loimijoki, Loppi/Loppis, Muonio, Oulu (tuomiokirkkoseurakunta)/Uleåborg stadsförsamling, Oulujoki/Uleå, Oulunsalo/Uleåsalo,Pielisjärvi, Rautavaara, Ruovesi, Salla, Taivalkoski, Tammisaari/Ekenäs, Töysä, Ylihärmä ja Ylikiiminki/Överkiminge. New entities are Brändö, Kumlinge, Lahti/Lahtis, Lahden Joutjärven seurakunta/Lahtis Joutjärvi församling, Lahden Launeen seurakunta/Lahtis Laune församling, Lahden Salpausselän seurakunta/Lahtis Salpausselkä församling, Pelkosenniemi, Pyhän Henrikin katolinen seurakunta/S:t Henriks katolska församling, Pyhän Hyacinthuksen seurakunta/S:t Hyacinthus församling, Pyhän Ristin seurakunta/Heliga Korsets församling, Ranua, Rikssvenska Olaus Petri församling, Tervo, Viekijärvi and Yli-Ii/Överijo

- Municipalities: Hailuoto, Ruokolahti and town of Kotka

- Judicial disticts: Ulvilan tuomiokunta

- Schools in Chapters: Elfvingin yksityinen tyttökoulu (Hamina), Forsblomin yksityinen tyttökoulu (Hamina), Haminan tyttökoulu, Helsingin ala-alkeiskoulu, Helsingin yläalkeiskoulu, Helsingin sokeainkoulu, Helsingin suomalainen tyttökoulu, Helsingin yksityinen koulu, Helsingin lyseo, Maria Gratschoffin lastenkoulu, Woldstedtin saksalainen tyttökoulu, Heinolan ala-alkeiskoulu, Heinolan yläalkeiskoulu, Heinolan yksityinen tyttökoulu, Oulun ala-alkeiskoulu, Porin ala-alkeiskoulu, Porin yläalkeiskoulu and Turun lukio

- Police departments: Naantali, Pori, Rauma and Turku

The video library has received presentations from the FFHA channel and the National Genealogy Day (in Finnish)

We invite you to take a look!

FFHA Messages for members 2/2025 published

Dear member,

The latest message for members has been published. As mentioned previously, a separate message about the publication of the member newsletter will not be sent to the membership by email. The publication will be announced on our homepage blog, event calendar, discussion forum and Facebook.

You can reach the newsletter from THIS link.

The newsletter can also be read on our member pages under Message for members .

In this number:

- Publication schedule of the message for members in 2025

- The FFHA browser extension tool at your disposal

- Do you have an archive in mind for digitizing?

- The FFHA channel's (SSHY-kanava) offerings in the fall season of 2025

- FFHA and Släktforskardagarna 2025

- A tip to FFHA material: The archives of crown bailiffs

- New material on FFHA's website

- Please remember to update your information

- Summertime in the association

The next member newsletter will be published in week 37 (September 8-14, 2025).

 

We wish you interesting reading moments!

FFHA Spring Meeting in Helsinki on May 7, 2025

FFHA's spring meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the
auditorium of Pohjoismainen yhtenäiskoulu (Louhentie 3, Käpylä) in Helsinki. There are some parking space available in the school yard. 

The meeting can be attended only in person. A separate invitation will be sent before the meeting.   

Material concerning the meeting (in Finnish) will be included to the member pages: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut_eng/jasenille/jasenille.htm

Warmly welcome!

FFHA's executive committee

FFHA and Suku 2025 event in Turku on March 15-16, 2025

The national genealogical event Suku 2025 will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16 March 2025 in Turku (ICT-City, Joukahaisenkatu 3, Turku). The weekend is organized by the Genealogical Society of Finland in co-operation with the local genealogical association Turun Seudun Sukututkijat ry / Åbonejdens Släktforskare rf. The language of the event is Finnish.

FFHA is participating in the event with its own program and booth. Our program is on Saturday and includes, in addition to the members' meeting, presentations on the use of moving records in text recognition, the material on town of Turku on the member pages and the archives of district doctors.

Our booth is open in the exhibition space on Saturday 9 am-4 pm and Sunday 10 am-3:30 pm. There you can get acquainted with our activities.

FFHA's program

Auditorio ICT C1039 Sigma

Saturday 15.3.

- 12.15-13.15 am: Members' meeting

- 1.30-2.15 pm: The use of moving records in text recognition

- 2:30-2:50 pm: Short information session: Sources on town of Turku on the FFHA member pages

- 3:00-3:20 pm: Short information session: Archives of district doctors

The rest of the weekend's program and offerings can be found on the event page  (in Finnish).

We invite to join us at our booth and follow our program and other events of the weekend!

FFHA Messages for members 1/2025 published

Dear member, 

The first message sor members of the current year has been published. Starting with this issue, a separate message about the publication of the member newsletter will not be sent to the membership by email. The publication will be announced on our homepage blog, event calendar, discussion forum and Facebook.

You can reach the newsletter from THIS link. The newsletter can also be read on our member pages under Message for members. The next newsletter will be published in week 22, around the turn of May/June. 

We wish you interesting reading moments!

In this newsletter:

- Publication schedule of the message for members in 2025

- Address information and membership fees – how to update your information

- Making indices for FFHA’s image database

- FFHA channel in spring 2025

- FFHA and Suku 2025 event in Turku on March 15-16.

- National Genealogy Day on April 11, 2025

- New material on FFHA's website

- A tip to FFHA material: Genealogical lectures

- FFHA and upcoming events

- Spring meeting of FFHA in May 2025

 

Membership invoices of 2025

The membership invoices for the current year will be sent in stages by within the following days starting February, 17. Inquiries related to invoices are requested to be sent to our treasurer Eija Liitiäinen (rahastonhoitaja(at)sukuhistoria.fi). Please check your spam folder before contacting us.

In other cases related to membership and payment matters, e.g. problems logging in to the image database we advice to contact our treasurer.

New material on FFHA's image database 12/2024-2/2025

New material has been added to the following entities of our image database between the beginning of December 2024 and the middle of February 2025:

- Parishes: Alahärmä, Iisalmen maaseurakunta/Idensalmi landsförsamling, Iitti/Itis, Jalasjärvi, Jämijärvi, Karttula, Kurikka, Lohja/Lojo, Pulkkila, Pusula, Pyhtää/Pyttis, Sonkajärvi, Säräisniemi, Tuusniemi. Completely new entites are Eckerö, Hammarland and Mariehamn/Maarianhamina

- Court records: Euran tuomiokunta

- Educational institutes: Kärkölä (Joentaustan, Korven, Koukunmaan, Lapinnummen, Lappilan, Marttilan ja Uudenkylän kansakoulut) ja Tuupovaara (Eimisjärven, Herajärven, Hoilolan, Saarivaaran ja Öllölän kansakoulut)

- Police departments: Porin poliisilaitos

- Private archives: Erik Niemen arkisto

- Land parcelling courts: Hämeen läänin maanjako-oikeus

We invite you to take a look!

Christmas and New Year in FFHA

During Christmas and New Year, the association's activities will continue as usual. Our Executive Manager is on vacation from December 20, 2024 to January 12, 2025, during which the phone number +358 45 850 8485 is not in use.

We warmly thank our members, co-operation partners and especially the volunteers of our association!

Also our newest message for members 4/2024 will be published before Christmas.

FFHA wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2025!

 

 

FFHA's autumn meeting in Helsinki on November 27, 2024

FFHA's regular autumn meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 6.30 pm in Helsinki, at Yhtenäiskoulu (Louhentie 3, Käpylä/Kottby). There are some parking spaces available in the school yard. 

The meeting can be attended only in person. A separate invitation will be sent before the meeting.   

Material concerning the meeting (in Finnish) will be included to the member pages: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut_eng/jasenille/jasenille.htm

 

Warmly welcome!

FFHA's executive committee

Kuulutko sukuuni in Vantaa in October

A genealogical event Kuulutko sukuuni will be in Vantaa on 12th and 13th of October. You are welcome to participate to our association’s program and visit our stand. Our program on Saturday (see below) includes meeting of the members, guidance to digitizing of original parish records as well an introduction to archives of the crown bailiffs. The program will be held in Finnish.

For the more detailed program the homepage of the organizer Vantaan Seudun Sukututkijat (in Finnish) or its Facebook group (also in Finnish).

 

Kuulutko sukuuni (program by FFHA)

Saturday 12 October 2024

Vantaa Vocational College Varia

Tennistie 1, 01300 Vantaa

13:30-14:30: Members meeting

14:40-15:00: Digitization of original material and voluntary activities

15.10-15.30: Kari-Matti Piilahti: Archives of the crown bailiffs. (Assembly hall)

FFHA’s stand is open during the exhibition on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You are welcome to participate in our program!

Summer time at FFHA

 The association's activities will continue throughout the summer as usual. The Executive Manager is on vacation from July 22 to August 11. During that time the phone number +358 45 850 8485 is not in use. 

Best summer wishes to our members and especially to our volunteers!

New material on FFHA's website 3/2024 - 5/2024

New material has been added to our image database between the beginninfg of March to the end of May 2024 the following entities

- Parishes: Askola, Haukipudas, Iitti, Kaarlela, Kokkola, Lapinlahti, Lempäälä, Liperi, Nastola, Nilsiä, Pielavesi. Sievi, Sipoo, Somerniemi, Somero and Vesilahti. Completely new entites are Juupajoki, Kokkolan ruotsalainen seurakunta and Kokkolan suomalainen seurakunta

- Educational institutes: Helsingin normaalilyseo, Helsingin suomalainen jatko-opisto, Helsingin suomalainen yhteiskoulu,

- Court records: Halikon tuomiokunta, Kurkijoen tuomiokunta, Kymin tuomiokunta ja Piikkiön tuomiokunta, Porin raastuvanoikeus

- Jails: Helsingin lääninvankila

FFHA Spring Meeting in Helsinki on May 7, 2024

FFHA's spring meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the
auditorium of Yhtenäiskoulu (Louhentie 3, Käpylä) in Helsinki. There are some parking space available in the school yard. 

The meeting can be attended only in person. A separate invitation will be sent before the meeting.   

Material concerning the meeting (in Finnish) will be included to the member pages: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut_eng/jasenille/jasenille.htm

Warmly welcome!

FFHA's executive committee

FFHA 20 years on April 10, 2024: program

The Finnish Family History Association was founded on April 10, 2004. Due to the anniversary on Wednesday April 10, 2024, a program open to everyone is available online via Zoom.

In the afternoon, we will delve into the history of the association and shed light on what the sources reveal about individual human fate. In the evening, on the FFHA channel, less used source material found in the image database will be highlighted. The latter presentation is in Swedish. The presentations are recorded and can be viewed later in the Video library of the member pages.

Afternoon program

13:00-13:30

Kari-Matti Piilahti: FFHA 20 years: excerpts from the association's timeline

13:30-14:30

Genealogist Maaret Räsänen: When nothing is found: Maria Heikintytär from Askola, who murdered her husband in January 1800, was executed in December of the same year. The presentation tells what the sources reveal about Maria's last year of life. 

 

Evening program

19:00 -20:00 FSHF channel

Peter Ragnvaldsson: Less used material on FSHF's digital archive (in Swedish)

Warmly welcome!

Problems logging in to member pages?

If logging in to the member pages does not work, please check that you have paid your membership fee for this year. If the payment invoice for 2024 cannot be found in your email or spam, please contact the treasurer (rahastonhoitaja(at)sukuhistoria.fi). 

The previous year's annual fee and reference number have expired, so it is essential to pay with this year's information.

Membership invoices of 2024

The membership invoices for the current year will be sent in stages by within the following days starting February, 12. Inquiries related to invoices are requested to be sent to our treasurer Eija Liitiäinen (rahastonhoitaja (at) sukuhistoria.fi). Please check your spam folder before contacting us.

In other cases related to membership and payment matters, e.g. problems logging in to the image database we advice to contact our treasurer.

Christmas and New Year in FFHA

During Christmas and New Year, the association's activities will continue as usual. Our Executive Manager is on vacation from December 22, 2023 to January 9, 2024, during which the phone number +35845850 8485 is not in use.

We warmly thank our members, co-operation partners and especially the volunteers of our association!

Our newest message for members 4/2023 is published, so we ask you to take a look.

FFHA wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2024!

 

 

New on FFHA's website

Between the beginning of September and the latter part of November, new material was added to our image database for the following entities:

- Parishes:Hamina/Fredrikshamn, Isokyrö/Storkyro, Keuruu/Keuru, Kouvola, Kuru, Nilsiä, Pihlajavesi, Pohjaslahti, Pyhtää/Pyttis, Rautjärvi, Savonlinna/Nyslott, Turun tuomiokirkkoseurakunta/Åbo domkyrkoförsamling, Vehkalahti/Veckelax, Vilppula and Ylöjärvi. Completely new addition as a parish is Myllykoski 

- Municipalities: Askola

- Judicial districts: Eura

- Educational institutes: Askola /elementary schools: Kirkonkylä, Monninkylä, Onkimaa, Särkijärvi, Tiilää

- Jails and police departments: Helsingin lääninvankila / Länsfängelset I Helsingfors

- Sailor’s houses: Uusikaupunki

 

We invite to take a look!