Per S Nestande wrote: > According to the local history from the municipality of Stor-Elvdalen in > Norway, did a brother of my great great grandmother emigrate to Finland. I > do not know anything about where or when, but his name was Helge Torgalsen > Stai and he was born in 1856. Has anyone heard about him, or may anyone give > me a clue about where to start. Are there any censuses from Finland > available on Internett. Try: Genealogiska Samfundet i Finland Elisabetgatan 16 A, 00170 Helsingfors. Tel +358 (0)9 2781188 Fax +358 (0)9 2781199 Epost: samfundet@genealogia.fi http://www.genealogia.fi Vennlig hilsen/Kind regards/Beste groeten Jan M. Keus jmk@ah.telia.no