Savitaipale Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Savitaipale is a municipality of Finland. The current church in Savitaipale was completed in 1924. Prior to that time there had been no less than six churches in the municipality, one of which burned down due to lightning and one was destroyed during the Finnish Civil War.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Heituinlahti, Kaihtula, Laksiainen, Monola, Partakoski, Purtoismäki, Savitaipale, Säänjärvi, Välijoki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Suomenniemi, Puumala, Taipalsaari, Lemi, Luumäki, Valkeala, Mäntyharju

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

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