Valkeala Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland, and is a neighbor of the city of Kouvola. It was also a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. As of 2009, the six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80,000, being the 10th largest city in Finland.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Anttila, Haimila, Heikkilä, Hevosoja, Inkerilä, Jokela, Karhula, Kinansaari, Kipparila, Kourula, Kouvola, Kuivala, Kääpälä, Lipiälä, Mattila, Miettula, Oravala, Parola, Pihlajasaari, Pyöriälä, Pyötsiälä, Rautjärvi, Ruotsula, Rämälä, Saarento, Selänpää, Sorsala, Toikkala, Tuohikotti, Valkeala. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Voikoski, Vuohijärvi.

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
 * 1675-1879 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1679-1852 (*); Valkealan seurakunta 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
 * 1754-1879 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1863-1900 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Valkeala at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Valkeala 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