Portti is Finland’s National Archives research guide. It explains creators and series before you seek descriptions and images in Astia. Guidance and an archival record serve different roles.
Visit the official resource ↗Coverage and access
- Resource type
- Research guide
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- External link review
- — Official page consulted
Collections to search
Guides describe henkikirjat, population lists created for taxation and later administration. Seek collection descriptions and records in Astia; Portti explains creation and arrangement.
A workflow for this portal
Record historical parish or municipality, village, period and household or property name. Read the series guide, then locate county and volume in Astia. Compare years and a parish register before assigning relationships.
Access and copies
Read Portti guidance and follow its Astia links. Descriptions can exist without accessible images; check conditions and consultation location in the record description.
Institutional reference page
Kansallisarkisto — Arkistojen Portti ↗The review covers the guidance page, not every image or ordering service.
What you can research here
You know a village: establish its parish and administrative affiliation at the date concerned. Then seek the series; a modern municipality name alone does not identify an old volume.
Prepare a focused search
You know a household in a tax list: transcribe the members as recorded, including omissions. Compare preceding and following years; test relationships with independent records without inferring death from disappearance.
Institutional reference page ↗ ·
Official guidance consulted; individual records and full collection coverage have not been verified.
Sources & references
- Kansallisarkisto — Arkistojen Portti ↗ (Resource review date : )
- Kansallisarkisto — Henkikirjat ↗ (Resource review date : )