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Scandinavian Countries

Explore genealogy and family history resources for the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Learn how to research your Scandinavian ancestors, search through online databases, contact others researching your surname, and more.
Gen-Nordic RootsWeb Mailing List
Free genealogy mailing list for the discussion of genealogy in the Scandinavian countries, Finland, Faeroe Islands and Iceland. Archives of past messages available for searching and/or browsing.
Nordic Heritage Museum
Dedicated to collecting, preserving and educating since its founding in 1980, this museum in Seattle, Washington, honors the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Scandinavian Emigration to North America
This virtual exhibition, complete with pictures, details emigration from the Nordic countries -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden -- to North America during 1825-1930. Links provide access to databases on Nordic emigration, to archives and institutions and to Scandinavia-related genealogy sites.
Vital Records Index for Scandinavia
Free, searchable database from FamilySearch contains information from birth, christening, and marriage records from selected localities in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The Scandinavian church records in this collection contain, in total, approximately 3.6 million birth or christening records and one million marriage records.
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