Welcome to the Nyyssönen Family Society!

The Nyyssönen Family Society was founded in Varkaus on the 26^th of August 2000. At the moment we have approx. 250 registered members. The Society is a member of the Central Union of Family Societies of Finland (Sukuseurojen Keskusliitto or SSK). In the year 2008 our Society received first prize in the competition for The Most Active Family Society in Finland arranged by the SSK.

The main purpose of the Society is research of the origins and history of the Nyyssönen Family. We also aim to collect and archive lore and traditions about the Family such as stories and old photographs. The practical work of the Society is organised and administered by a Council elected for a three-year term in accordance with the Society’s rules.

Work of the history of the Society has been going for many years already. By now it is well-established that the various Family branches all go back to a common Ancestor named Olli Nyyssönen who lived at Savuniemi in Joroinen late in the 15^th century. A small monument with a commemorative plate was unveiled on the assumed site of the ancestral father’s abode by the Annual Meeting of the Society on the 11^th of July 2004.

The first full-length book on the history of the Nyyssönen Family (Nyyssösten Suku I) was published in 2007. The book authored by Ari Kankkunen and Marianne Sartomaa covers the main branch as well as the so called Virtasalmi branch. Work on the Pohjanmaa branch is currently in progress, parallel with the collection family histories and photographs.

The Society has so far held Festival Meetings in Jäppilä on the 6^th of July 2002, Suonenjoki on the 10^th of July 2004 and Pieksämäki on the 7^th of July 2007. The next Festival Meeting, which also marks the 10^th year of the history of the Society, will take place in Savonlinna in the summer of 2010.

The Society’s Newsletter is usually published twice annually. It contains important information on matters, activities and events of current interest in the Society as well as updates on ongoing research.

The Society has for sale some items carrying the Society Logo such as caps, shirts and desk standards. It is expected that some new items will be added to the collection shortly.

If you wish to obtain detailed information about your own family branch, you can contact Ari Kankkunen, tel. +358-17-55 64 315 or e-mail ari.kankkunen(at)saunalahti.fi. This service is available to registered members only and separately priced, depending on the amount and form in which the information is required.

Should you wish to join the Nyyssönen Family Society, please contact the Secretary, Heidi Markkanen , tel. +358-40-580 33 77 or e-mail heidi.markkanen(at)nyyssonen.info.

The annual membership fee is 25 euros per household. The first payment of the fee is due at the beginning of the year following. A new member will receive the Society’s Newsletter after his or her date of registration.

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