Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives records

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). Copyright Holder: Finland. Ulkoasiainministeriö