Oravainen Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Oravainen is a former Finnish municipality. In 2011, Oravainen and Vöyri-Maksamaa merged into a new municipality called Vöyri. The Swedish name is Oravais.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Karvat, Kimo, Komossa, Oravainen, Oxkangar.

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

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
 * 1701-1853 (*); Oravaisen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1701-1911 (*); Oravaisen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1735-1860 (*); Oravaisen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Oravais - Oravainen 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