Finland Cemeteries

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Cemeteries

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Online Resources

• BillionGraves Index - index and images
• BillionGraves Finland page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
• Find A Grave Index - index and images
• Find A Grave Finland Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
• FamilySearch Places

Jewish Cemeteries

• JewishGen has a database to check for Jewish Cemeteries. For Finland, look under Europe, then Finland.
• jewish-heritage Heritage & Heritage Sites for Finland
• jewishgen Scandinavia Special Interest Group (SIG) Finland
• jchelsinki The Jewish Community of Helsinki.
• wikipedia Hietaniemi Cemetery
• dbs Beit Hatfutsot The Museum of the Jewish People and Database

Military Cemeteries

• jewish-heritage Heritage & Heritage Sites for Finland
• wikipedia Hietaniemi Cemetery
• spottinghistory Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland
• tracesofwar Finnish War Cemetery Helsinki-Hietaniemi

Individual Cemeteries

• Spottinghistory Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in Finland
• Wikipedia Cemeteries in Finland
• Interment Finland Cemetery Records

Additional Resources at the Family History Library

• Vuosikirja: Årsskrift (Yearbook). Lahti: Kirjapaino ja Sanomalehti Oy, [1917]. (FHL book 948.97 D25v) Lists all 47 volumes plus an index. The Family History Library does have the yearbooks of the Finnish Genealogical Society, which list the gravestones of several old cemeteries.

To find cemetery records for Finland in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: Finland in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Places within Finland
5. Click on: Cemeteries

If you don't find an entry for Cemeteries, you may need to go to a smaller jurisdiction by using Places within... a second time.

Additional Resources

• Worldcat.org- Do a search for Finland Cemetery.