Heinola Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Heinola parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Heinola is a town and a municipality located in the region of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Neighbour municipalities: Asikkala, Hartola, Iitti, Kouvola, Mäntyharju, Nastola, Pertunmaa and Sysmä. Heinola used to be a remote village of then larger Hollola until it gained significance in 1776 when Gustav III of Sweden promoted it to be the governmental center of the province in which it was then located. When Finland became a part of Russia in 1809, the capital of the province was moved eastwards with the state border. To compensate this, Heinola gained a city status in 1839. Heinolan maalaiskunta was merged into Heinola in 1997.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Heinola, Hevossaari, Hirvisalo, Imjärvi, Jyränkö, Lusi, Marjakylä, Marjoniemi, Salajärvi, Tuusjärvi, Vierumäki.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1681-1874 (*); Heinolan maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1727-1850 (*); Heinolan maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1760-1875 (*); Heinolan maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1791-1869 (*); Heinolan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1791-1886 (*); Heinolan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1812-1860 (*); Heinolan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1841-1963 (*); Heinolan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1861-1919 (*); Heinolan maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Heinolan kaupunkisrk - Heinola stad at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images