Säräisniemi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Säräisniemi has been continuously inhabited since 1552, and was a chapel of Paltamo parish in 1779. In 1865 it became an independent parish. Construction of the church began in 1768. However, the authorities stopped the unauthorized construction work in 1769, and the work did not resume until 1779. The church was finally completed in 1781.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Jaalanka, Kankari, Laajalampi, Liminpuro, Manamansalo, Oterma, Pelsonsuo, Säräisniemi, Veneheitto, Venetheitto.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Utajärvi, Puolanko, Paltamo, Kajaani, Vuilijoki, Kestilä, Muhos

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
 * 1859-1869 (*); Säräisniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1859-1896 (*); Säräisniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Säräisniemi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Säräisniemi 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