Enontekiö Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Enontekiö is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the outermost northwest of the country and occupies a large and very sparsely populated area of about 3,200 sq miles between the Swedish and Norwegian border. About one-fifth of the community's population are Sami. There is no place called Enontekiö in the municipality. The Swedish name is Enontekis.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Enontekiö, Karesuvanto, Kilpisjärvi, Palojoensuu, Peltovuoma, Sakkaravaara, Suonttajärvi, Vuontisjärvi.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. (North Sámi names in parentheses)

Surrounding Parishes
Inari, Kittilä, Muonio, Karesuando (Sweden), Kautokeino (Norway)

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
 * 1720-1860 (*); Enontekiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1867 (*); Enontekiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1879 (*); Enontekiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1856-1904 (*); Enontekiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Enontekiö - Enontekis at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Enontekiö - Enontekis 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
 * 1815-1868 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lapin 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