Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives records
Extent and Medium
748 microfiche,
1 microfilm reel, 16 mm
Archival History
Finland. Ulkoasiainministeriö
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives (Ulkoasiainministeriö), Helsinki, Finland. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Apr. 2001.
Scope and Content
Contains reports to Helsinki (Finland) from the following Finnish Embassies: Vienna (Austria), Washington, D.C. (USA), Warsaw (Poland), Stockholm (Sweden), Prague (Czech Republic), Paris (France), Oslo (Norway), Hague (Netherlands), Budapest (Hungary), Berlin (Germany), Bern (Switzerland). Also contains records of incoming and outgoing cables to and from these embassies and copies of the Finnish Foreign Ministry files on various matters related to Jews, including files on the "Jewish question," and Finnish emigration policy. Other miscellaneous documents include personal name lists of Jewish and Polish refugees, reports on prisoners of war who were held in Finnish POW camps, lists of camps, reports on confiscation of Jewish property in Romania in 1941, newspaper clippings relating to the persecution of Jews in France, and the "Jewish question" in other European countries. The Finnish security police (Etsivä keskuspoliisi; later Valtiollinem poliisi, Valpo) documents contain temporary certificates for persons staying temporarily in Finland (1934-1950).
System of Arrangement
Arranged in four series: 1. RG-29.001M01, Reports 5C "Rapports", 356 microfiche: Bern, no. 1-13; Vienna, no. 14-14 ; Washington, no. 15-24; Warsaw, no. 25-26; Stockholm: no 27-28; Prague: no. 29-30; Paris no. 31-38; Oslo, no. 39-41; Hague, no. 42-43; Budapest, no. 44-49; Berlin, no. 50-62; 2. RG-29.00102, Sent Cables ["Laht"]: Vichy, no. 63; Washington, no. 64: Budapest no. 65; Berlin no. 66; Oslo, no. 67; Warsaw, no. 68; Hague, no. 69; Bern, no. 70; Paris, no. 71; Prague, no. 72; Stockholm, no. 73. 3. RG-29.001M03, Arrived Cables ["Saap"], 231 microfiche: Berlin, no. 74; Bern, no. 75; Budapest, no. 76; Hague, no. 77; Oslo, no. 78; Paris, no. 79; Prague, no. 81; Stockholm, no. 81-82; Washington, no. 83-84; Vichy, no. 85; Warsaw, no. 86. 4. RG-29.001M04, Miscellaneous documents relating to Jewish and Polish refugees, 1 microfilm reel, 16 mm.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Finland. Ulkoasiainministeriö
People
- Silberman, Fritz.
- Arno, Anthoni.
- Kollman, Georg.
Subjects
- Jews--Europe.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Germany--Berlin.
- Jewish property--Romania.
- Refugee children--Finland.
- Nordic Refugee Conference (1938: Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Hungary--Budapest.
- Refugees, Jewish--Finland.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--France--Paris.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Poland--Warsaw.
- Jews--Finland--Registers.
- Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Nordic Countries (1939: Helsinki, Findland)
- Zionist Congress (22nd: 1946: Zurich, Switzerland)
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Netherlands--Hague.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Switzerland--Bern.
- Poles--Finland--Registers.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Austria--Vienna.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Norway--Oslo.
- Prisoners of war--Finland.
- Refugees--Poland.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Czech Republic--Prague.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Italy--Rome.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Sweden--Stockholm.
- Refugees--Finland.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Finnish--Washington (D.C.)
Genre
- Document
- Registers.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Finland. Ulkoasiainministeriö