Lohtaja Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Lohtaja is a former municipality of Finland and was condolidated with the city of Kokkola on January 1 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Lohtaja has a beach called Vattajaniemi, the longest beach in Scandinavia. An association called Pro Vattaja was founded to campaign for the area to be saved for civil use. Lohtaja was formed into a chapel in 1517 and an independent parish in 1578. The Swedish name is Lochteå.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alaviirret, Karhi, Lohtaja, Maringais, Marinkainen, Väliviirret.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Himanka, Kannus, Kälviä

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1897 (*); Lohtajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1718-1850 (*); Lohtajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1856 (*); Lohtajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1864-1907 (*); Lohtajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Lohtaja - Lochteå at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Lohtaja - Lochteå 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