Kajaani Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kajaani is a town and municipality in Finland. It is the center and capital of the Kainuu region. The town began in the 17th century, fuelled by the growth of the tar industry. It succumbed to Russian forces during the Greater Wrath of the 18th century, who ruined the Kajaani Castle in 1716. A separate rural municipality of Kajaani (Kajaanin maalaiskunta, Swedish: Kajana landskommun) existed in the years 1655–1786 and 1897–1977. The Swedish name is Kajana.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Jormua, Kajaani, Kivimäki, Kuluntalahti, Mainua, Murtomäki, Rasimäki, Kajaani.

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

Surnames
1737 1827

Surrounding Parishes
Paltamo, Sotkamo, Sonkajärvi, Voulijoki, Säräisniemi

Church Records
FamilySearch has records from both Kajaani city parish (Kajaanin seurakunta, Swedish: Kajana stadsförsamling) and Kajaani rural parish (Kajaanin maaseurakunta, Swedish: Kajana landsförsamling) cataloged together as Kajaanin seurakunta.
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1673-1914 (*); Kajaanin 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
 * 1727-1864 (*); Kajaanin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1738-1878 (*); Kajaanin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1866-1900 (*); Kajaanin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kajaani - Kajana at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kajaani - Kajana 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

Probate Records

 * 1737-1882 (*); Raastuvanoikeus (Kajaani) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1737-1911 (*); Kansallisarkisto (Helsinki) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Schools and Education

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images