Publications
The new Peerage Book 2025 has been published and can be bought in our new webshop or directly from the office, opening hours Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 am to 3 pm. The price for the book is 80€, for members 60€.
The Peerage Book
Starting in 1858, the Finnish House of Nobility has regularly published a peerage book of the knighthood and nobility in Finland, which is commonly known simply as the Peerage Book (Adelskalendern / Aateliskalenteri). The book is published every three years, and it comprises information on all surviving noble families and their members.
The currency and accuracy of the Peerage Book is guaranteed by the diligent research carried out by the House’s Chief Genealogist as well as the active participation of the members of the noble families.
Since 2001, the coats of arms have been colour-printed in the Peerage Book as they were drawn at the end of the 19th century. These beautiful escutcheons are printed at the beginning of the entries introducing the noble families.
According to the Peerage Book, a total of 357 families have been introduced to the Finnish House of Nobility. Of these families living in Finland, 135 families are patrilineal, while only 7 families are matrilineal. Of the 135 surviving families, 3 lineages descend from a Greve (count), 22 from a Friherre (baron), and 110 from untitled nobles. In all, the Peerage Book includes information on 173 families.
Ättartavlor – constantly updated
The Ättartavlor are pedigrees of the families registered with the House of Nobility, from the first known progenitor to the present day. The ongoing work on the pedigrees is carried out by the House of Nobility genealogist with the active participation of family members. The contributions of the family members are crucial to ensuring that the material in the family trees and the peerage book, Adelskalendern, is as up to date and accurate as possible.
Between 1942 and 1965, the pedigrees for the families registered with the House of Nobility in Finland were published, edited by Tor Carpelan.
A new edition of the family trees has been published, comprising of five volumes. They were edited by Johanna Aminoff-Winberg: Ättartavlor I A-D (2017), II E-H (2018), III I-P (2019), IV Q-S (2021) and V T-Ö (2022).
Publications for sale
The publications can be purchased from the House of Nobility's webshop
The Peerage Book (Adelskalendern) is published every three years. The latest volume was published at the end of 2024 (Calendar of Finnish Nobility 2025). The 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007 editions of the Peerage Book are also available for purchase.
The pedigrees for the families registered in the House of Nobility of Finland, Ättartavlor I–V (ed. Johanna Aminoff-Winberg) were published in 2017–2022.
Georg Theodor Polychron Chiewitz 1815–1862 ‘innovatiivinen arkkitehtuurin ja rakentamisen monitaituri. Toimi Suomessa ja Ruotsissa’ (2009). Only in Finnish.
Adeln och dess hus (ed. by Johanna Aminoff-Winberg, 2013). This book was published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the building of the House of Nobility. The book describes the origins of the Finnish House of Nobility both as an institution and as a building. It also provides information about the operations of the Diet of the Estates, genealogy, charity work and glorious balls held at the House.
Gentes Finlandiae I–X was published in 1966–2007. Parts VI and VII are sold out. Tables of Contents can be accessed here (pdf).
Georg Theodor Polychron Chiewitz 1815–1862:” innovatiivinen arkkitehtuurin ja rakentamisen monitaituri. Toimi Suomessa ja Ruotsissa” (2009). Only available in Finnish.
The publications are also available in our webshop.
Vårt Riddarhus - Ritarihuoneemme – a periodical for noble families
The House of Nobility has published a periodical called Vårt Riddarhus - Ritarihuoneemme (‘Our House of Nobility’) since 2018. The periodical includes information about the operations of the House as well as articles on the cultural heritage of the knighthood and the nobility.
The periodical is published once a year and delivered to all members of the nobility in Finland. You can access some of the articles on the front page.
Classified ads can be published in the periodical. If you wish to learn more, please be in touch with the Chancellor Johan von Knorring by phone +358 10 411 7265 or by e-mail johan.vonknorring@riddarhuset.fi.