Study title

Savonian-born University Students and Social Mobility 1721-1865

Dataset ID Number

FSD4062

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4062
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4062

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Heinänen, Ilkka (University of Eastern Finland)

Abstract

The data contains information on the background, education, and life courses of university students born in Savo during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The data compiles information from parish registers maintained by the clergy of Savo parishes on the origins, studies, marriages, and changes in social status of university students born in Savo.

The data includes information on the family background and social origins of the students, such as the social class of the student's father and father-in-law as well as the social status of the family. In addition, the data contains information on the positions and occupations that the students later attained and on the social class and occupation of their sons. The data also includes information on whether the student was married, the student's age, and age at death. Furthermore, the data covers the extent of the students' upward social mobility.

Keywords

education; families; genealogy; marriage; occupational status; social class; social history; social mobility; social origin; social status; students (college); vital statistics

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• History (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social and occupational mobility (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Heinänen, Ilkka (University of Eastern Finland)

Time Period Covered

1721 – 1865

Collection Dates

2019-02-01 – 2025-03-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Savo

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

University students born in Savo who were identified in the examined records for the period 1721-1865

Time Method

Time series

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The study includes all university students born in Savo who were identified in the examined records for the period 1721-1865. The information was gathered primarily from parish registers maintained by the clergy of Savo parishes and from the student registers of the University of Helsinki, as well as, to a lesser extent, from other genealogical registers and family histories compiled according to scholarly principles.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

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FSD4061 Marriages Contracted by the Savonian Gentry 1721-1865

FSD4063 Godparent Networks among the Rautalampi Gentry's Children 1790-1809

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Heinänen, Ilkka (University of Eastern Finland): Savonian-born University Students and Social Mobility 1721-1865 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-05-21). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4062; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4062

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Heinänen, Ilkka. 2026. "Savon ruotsinkielinen säätyläistö 1721-1865 : säätykierto, avioliitto- ja kummikäytännöt." Väitöskirja, Itä-Suomen yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-61-5945-4 978-952-61-5945-4

Heinänen, Ilkka. ”Utbildningens och giftermålets betydelse i savolaxiska studenters ståndscirkulation på 1700- och 1800-talet” Historisk Tidskrift för Finland. Vol 108 Nr 2 (2023): 2/2023. Helsinki: Historiska föreningen, 2023, 105-151.