The Swedish Finn Historical Society
Connecting Swedish Finns Since 1992
Discover Your Family’s story
Välkomna! Welcome!
The Swedish Finn Historical Society preserves the emigration stories of the Swedish speaking minority of Finland and connect their descendants to their roots in Finland and Åland. Whether you are a Swedish Finn, Ålander, Finlandssvensk or looking for some answers—you’ve found the right place. Preservation, connection, and celebration are the foundation of our organization
Everything Swedish Finn
Journey through time: Unveiling Stories, Traditions and Family Sagas!
Learn about culture, traditions, and history. Get tips for Finnish genealogy or read an immigrant journal. Wherever there is a Swede Finn, there is a story and you’ll find it in the Swede Finn Junction.
Ford Automobiles in Finland
The Basics of Reading a Parish Communion Record
Hugo Theodor Nilsson Sandkulla—Partial Journal
The Lost Art of Viewing Humanity
Larry Sandell 1932–2024
Tove Jansson
Preserve, Connect & Celebrate
Connect With Your Heritage & Join Our Network
Members gain access to valuable resources but the best benefits are the connections you will make. They last a lifetime.
Access to our library and archive
Much of our collection can’t be found at any other library outside of Finland. Our archive contains the tools to unlock your family secrets.
Subscription to Kusiner
Members receive a subscription to our triannual publication Kusiner. Every issue explores our connections through a single topic.
Digital Archive & Virtual Programs
Members can access our digital archive, search our emigrant database, attend live programming online, and much more.
Calling All Swedish Finns & Friends!
In the US there is less than .01% chance of having Swedish Finn heritage. It’s rarer in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, & Canada. We need you!
Looking for your Swedish Finn ancestor?
Preserve, Connect, & Celebrate
Helping you connect dots
We are experts at researching Swedish Finn emigrants. Thousands of hours have been spent gathering resources, researching in Finnish records, and building relationships with like-minded organizations in Finland.
The Swedish Finn Historical Society is the result of a century of connection. In the North America Swedish Finn emigrants formed temperance and benefit organizations, later merging to become the Order of Runeberg.
We are the official repository of The Order of Runeberg. Our ancestors gifted us with a century of newspapers, a century of lodge records, and a century of connecting their ancestors to their roots in Finland. We can help you too!
