Metadata: The Archives of the Finnish Senate
Collection
- Country:
- Finland
- Holding institution:
- National Archives of Finland (Helsinki)
- Holding institution (official language):
- Kansallisarkisto
- Postal address:
- Rauhankatu 17, 00171 Helsinki, Finland
- Phone number:
- +358 29 533 7000
- Web address:
- https://arkisto.fi/
- Reference number:
- Senaatin siviilitoimituskunta He
- Title:
- The Archives of the Finnish Senate
- Title (official language):
- Senaatin arkisto
- Creator/accumulator:
- The Finnish Senate
- Date(s):
- 1809/1917
- Language:
- Swedish
- Finnish
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- Good
- Scope and content:
- The collection holds the archives of the Finnish Senate’s Civil Department (Senaatin siviilitoimituskunta) that contain documents concerning Jews residing in Finland (Juutalaisasioita) between 1884 and 1915. The file contains preparatory documents and statutes concerning the rights and restrictions of Jewish residence in Finland. Among these is the statute of 1889, which includes the names of Jewish individuals and their families that have the right to stay in Finland. There are several subsequent lists of Jews who received permission from the Senate to stay in Finland. The lists contain various biographical notes about the individuals, information about their origin and profession. The collection also holds correspondence about Jews residing in the country and their residence permissions. In addition to these, there are documents concerning the preparation of the law of Jewish civil rights from 1909.
- Archival history:
- In 1869, the Senate’s Archives became the State Archives, later renamed the National Archives of Finland.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Finnish Senate was established in 1809, when Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire, to exercise top decision-making power in the country. The Senate’s Civil Department (Siviilitoimituskunta) was established in 1869. The Civil Department also dealt with the former Jewish soldiers’ and their families’ right to reside in the Grand Duchy, their residence permits and was involved in preparing the law of Jewish civil rights in the country. Until the Finnish Independence in 1917, Jews remained subjects of the Russian Empire.
- Access points: locations:
- Finland
- Yerusha Network member:
- National Archives of Finland