Record Atlas
28 FamilySearch collections · 1 archive · 118 places · 1436–1968

Denmark

Where the records of Denmark are, who holds them, and what it costs to look. 45,075,382 indexed records reachable through FamilySearch alone.

Where to start in Denmark

1 of the 1 checked source here can be opened tonight. 1is free images with no account. On top of that, 9 worldwide services reach Denmark without a subscription.

Write to Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline for what is not online. FamilySearch has 28 collections covering it, running 1436–1968, 45,075,382 indexed records. 2 pieces of this ground are mapped for jurisdiction, so the atlas can say whose archive held it in a given year.

118 places placed, 1 volume walked. Open Denmark on the map, or tell us what is missing.

Whose archive this ground was

Record regions mapped in Denmark — which empire held the ground, and therefore which archive holds its paper.

  • Denmark 4 eras Jutland, Funen, Zealand, Bornholm, southern Jutland
  • Sweden 3 eras Stockholm, Skåne, Småland, Dalarna, Norrland

The archives

And 12 worldwide providers reach Denmark too — the full list.

28 FamilySearch collections

Grouped by the ground each one covers, nationwide. A free account opens the images; some are restricted to a Family History Centre.

Denmark — nationwide 28

1 more collections, contributed

A directory David assembled, sorted by what kind of record each one is. Read this differently from the rest of the page. The descriptions are his, not an archive's catalogue, and nobody here has opened the volumes behind them. Every link was tried on 2026-09-20 and answered; the ones that did not are not listed.

Church and parish registers 1
Censuses and population lists 1

118 places, 1 volumes

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