Ylitornio Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ylitornio is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå. The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. The Swedish name is Övertorneå.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aavasaksa, Armassaari, Kainuunkylä, Kantomaanpää, Kauliranta, Kivilompolo, Lohijärvi, Mellaskoski, Meltosjärvi, Nuotioranta, Pekanpää, Pessakoski, Raanujärvi, Rahtula, Tengeliö, Tenkeliö, Tolppi, Ylitornio.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Turtola, Rovaniemi, Alatornio, Karunki

Census

 * 1734-1750 (*); Lääninhallitus (Lapin lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1813-1881 (*); Ylitornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1815-1949 (*); Ylitornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1821-1880 (*); Ylitornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1844-1903 (*); Ylitornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ylitornio at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ylitornio - Övertorneå at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1728-1807 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Länsipohjan pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kemin tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1811-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Tornion tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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