Kannus Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kannus is a city in Finland. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The existing church was built in 1817 and has had multiple rennovations.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Eskola, Kannus, Välikannus, Ylikannus, Yliviirret.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Himanka, Rautio, Sievi, Toholampi, Kälviä, Lohtaja

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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1673-1899 (*); Kannuksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1698-1856 (*); Kannuksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1700-1865 (*); Kannuksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1866-1905 (*); Kannuksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kannus at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kannus 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