Selected records from the Kansallisarkisto (Finnish National Archive)

Identifier
irn516686
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.103
  • RG-29.003M
Dates
1 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Finnish
  • German
  • English
  • Swedish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516686

Extent and Medium

18 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Archival History

Finland. Kansallisarkisto

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the National Archive of Finland (Kansallisarkisto). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collections Division, Archives branch received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division in April 2005.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence of the Jewish Congregation of Helsinki, primarily concerning aid to Jewish refugees and Soviet Jewish POWs in Finland. Also contains documents created by the Finnish State Police, the Finnish Ministry of Justice (Oikeusministeriö), and Finnish Prime Minister T.M. Kivimäki, all related to Jewish refugee issues and aid.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Finland. Kansallisarkisto

Subjects

  • Refugees, Jewish--Finland.
  • Jews--Finland--Registers.
  • Prisoners of war--Finland.
  • Police--Scandinavia.

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

Copies

  • Kansallisarkisto

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Kanallisarkisto