Welcome to Nyyssönen Family Society!

The Society was founded in Varkaus 26.8.2000, so it is now ten years of age. Membership has grown at a rapid rate, totaling now approx. 260. Our society is a member of the Central Union of Family Societies in Finland or SSK ry.

The principal purpose of the Society is to create a sense of communality primarily among people who belong to the Nyyssönen family by descent (or marriage). The Society also welcomes others who wish to join in.

The Society has as its task to research the origin and history of the Nyyssönen family and to record both factual information as well as family lore to the benefit of members and their descendants.

Research, partly based on DNA analyses, clearly indicates a common origin for all main branches of the Nyyssönen family tree. All Nyyssönens share a common ancestor, Olli Nyyssönen, who lived in Joroinen in the early part of the 16th century.

The Society has so far published one volume of family history, Nyyssösten Suku I (Nyyssönen Family, Part One). A second volume is in preparation and will according to the present plan be published in 2013.

Our Society has been active on many fronts and won First Prize as the Most Active Family Society in 2007 in competition organized by the Central Union SSK.

In the course of these ten years there have been four General Meetings. In 2004 the Meeting was held in Suonenjoki where a commemorative plaque in memory of Olli Nyyssönen was unveiled. The plaque is fastened to a stone situated on the site in Savuniemi where Olli is assumed to have lived.

The next General Meeting will be held in 2013.

The Nyyssönen Family Society has its own informative leaflet (Tiedote), published 2–3 yearly, which is free to registered members. The Society also has a web address, www.nyyssonen.info. The web pages recently won First Prize in SSK competition. There is also a plan for a Facebook site.

The Society has for sale some articles equipped with the Family Crest, for more information please see the home page. For information about specific family branch, please contact Ari Kankkunen, tel. +358 17 55 64 315 or ari.kankkunen(at)saunalahti.fi. This service is for members of the Society and for a fee.

People wishing to join the Society are advised to contact the Secretary, Heidi Markkanen by e-mail heidi.markkanen(at)nyyssonen.info. Membership fee is 25 euro per household.

On behalf the Society Council
Heikki Nyyssönen, Chairman
E-mail: heikki.nyyssonen(at)posti.talonetti.fi

Nyyssönen Family Society
Reg.no 181039 /16.12.2001
Registered in Jäppilä