Emihamn has port departures, as I said, and Emibas was made from parish departures. Read more about those cds here. (They are lists of Swedish emigrants from two separate sources.)
http://www.ancestorsswedish.com/en/products/emigration/p1673...http://www.ancestorsswedish.com/en/products/emigration/p1647... (The Emihamn database is one of the databases on the "Swedish Emigrant" CD.)
I have provided everything about those people from those two cds. There is no need to locate those cds just to find what I've already listed in this thread.
The SweGGate website describes the Swedish parish records and gives advice on how to use them. Follow the Themes --> Church Records pathway on this site.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~swewgw/You can find a huge number of Swedish genealogical words on SweGGate. Go to its home page and click on "Dictionaries & Encyclopedias". That leads you to one of the webmaster's glossary pages. The top of that glossary page provides links to more of his glossary pages plus links to glossary pages developed by others.
You need information on the Swedish naming customs. You can find several interesting and very informative articles about those customs by using the Facts --> Names and Naming Practices on the SweGGate site.
To make the extra Swedish letters, use the Facts --> Language --> Alphabet, etc. pathway on SweGGate.
The entire SweGGate site is a goldmine of information, most of which is in English.
There is great information on the Swedish Roots website too. Don't forget to check out the information on the left side of that page.
http://www.genealogi.se/roots/You can obtain a booklet with an overview of Swedish genealogy. The following url has a link to downloading the free booklet and also a link to ordering the booklet to be sent by mail. The booklet comes very quickly, so it is better than using up a lot of ink and paper copying the download.
http://www.swedenabroad.com/Page____15063.aspxIt is best to purchase at least one guidebook. These are excellent. "Your Swedish Roots" is easier to start with and "Cradled in Sweden" is more detailed. I own both.
http://tinyurl.com/l9p2chttp://tinyurl.com/57exbMost of us are not fluent in Swedish and probably most knew no Swedish at all when they started. Even so, most of us are able to get great amounts of information out of these records. If you have problems, just ask for help (using the GID numbers if you are talking about a specific record) on the Sweden board and people will try to help you.
I find research in Swedish records much, much, much more easy than research in U.S. records. Swedish records are very complete and very detailed.
Judy