Resources
The Finnish Migration Collection
A unique collection of immigration history augmented since the 1960s. Most of the material deals with Finnish-American immigration, but there is also material, for instance, about Finnish immigration to Australia. The collection includes questionnaires, original letters, contemporary literature, clippings, newspapers and images. It was formed mainly by the donations of Finnish immigrants and their descendants. The collection is located in Room No. 122 at the Department of General History. There is an ongoing scanning project of the collections, to make the materials available on the net. At the moment the immigrant questionnaires (c. 4600) and large quantity of newspaper clippings have been scanned. Ask our staff for more details.
More about the collection (in Finnish)…
The History of Tourism Collection
The History of Tourism Collection was founded in 2004. The collection includes both primary and secondary material. Primary material consists of brochures, postcards, photographs and interviews. Most of the material is geographically concentrated on Europe, but in addition there is material concerning Africa, Australia, the Middle East, North America and Russia. The History of Tourism Collection is to be found at the department. This material is not loaned out, but the material can be examined in the collection room during office hours.
See the catalogue of the collection (in Finnish)…
Other microfilmed material
There is a large collection of microfilmed material at the department. The microfilm collection includes material about the Second World War, World Exhibitions, the Baltic Sea region, the Third Reich, the United States and India. The microfilmed material has been put into a database and can be browsed by topic or theme. There are also microfilm and microcard readers available for students and researchers. For more information about the collection or expenses please contact our staff.
See the microfilm database (in Finnish)…