About Kansallisarkisto (National Archives of Finland)
The National Archives of Finland’s Sisältöhaku content search over MCP (beta). Machine-transcribed judgement books and minutes of the lower courts from 223 archives (1610–1931), the Swedish crown’s bailiff accounts for Häme and Satakunta (1539–1635), and the Diplomatarium Fennicum medieval charters (859–1530). The texts are in early-modern Swedish, Latin and German. Every page is cited by its archival reference and linked to its image in Astia; charters by DF number.
Questions you can ask Kansallisarkisto
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once Kansallisarkisto is connected.
“Search the Turku town court records of the 1650s for cases of slander (ärekränkning) and give me the volume and page for each.”
What comes back: Court-record pages in the original Swedish, each cited by series, volume signum, year and page, with a link to the page image in Astia.
“Find medieval charters issued in Åbo that mention the bishop, and quote the relevant passage.”
What comes back: Diplomatarium Fennicum charters with DF number, date and language, linked to the archive’s own edition.
Kansallisarkisto MCP tools
The 6 tools the Kansallisarkisto server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
df_searchSearch Diplomatarium Fennicum - the scholarly edition of 6,876 medieval charters, letters and account entries concerning Finland, 859–1530, held by Kansallisarkisto.
df_get_charterFetch one Diplomatarium Fennicum charter by its DF number - the citable identifier shown on every df_search hit - and return its full transcript plus dating, place of issue, lan...
voudintilit_searchSearch voudintilit - 98,945 machine-transcribed pages of the Swedish crown's bailiff accounts for the Häme and Satakunta bailiwicks in Finland, 1539–1635, held by Kansallisarkisto.
voudintilit_get_pageFetch one voudintilit page by its page id - '<volume>_<page>', e.g.
tuomiokirjat_searchSearch tuomiokirjat - 7.8 million machine-transcribed pages of Finnish lower-court records, 1610–1931, held by Kansallisarkisto: the judgement books and minutes of the town cour...
tuomiokirjat_get_pageFetch one tuomiokirjat page by its page id - shown on every tuomiokirjat_search hit, e.g.
Using Kansallisarkisto in Kahubi
- Official server. Run by the organisation behind the database, so results come straight from the source.
- Beta. The server works, but answers can be slower and its tools may still change.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to Kansallisarkisto.
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