Muonio Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Muonio, called Muonionniska until 1923, is a municipality of Finland. The town is located in far northern Finland above the Arctic Circle on the country's western border, within the area of the former Lapland province. The next closest Finnish municipalities are Enontekiö, Kittilä, and Kolari; and to the west is Sweden's Pajala. The municipality is unilingually Finnish, unlike many towns on the Finland-Sweden border. The midnight sun is above the horizon from 27 May to 17 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer, polar night from 10 December to 2 January. The Sápmi name is Muoná.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alamuonio, Eskelinen, Kangosjärvi, Kelottijärvi, Kihlanki, Kätkäsuanto, Muonio, Ylimuonio.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Enontekiö, Kittilä, Kolari

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
 * 1797-1948 (*); Muonion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1816-1876 (*); Muonion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Muonio at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Muonio at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 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