Naantali Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Naantali is a town in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. One of the oldest towns in Finland, Naantali was founded around the mediaeval Brigittine convent Vallis gratiae, the church of which still dominates its skyline. In the 16th century, as Catholicism gave way to Protestantism as the official religion of Finland, the convent was closed, and the town plunged into a depression. This lasted until the mid-18th century, when the town got a tollgate and a customs chamber. The municipalities of Merimasku, Rymättylä and Velkua were consolidated with Naantali on January 1, 2009. The per capita tax income of the town is the second highest of all towns in Finland, and the highest in the province of Southwest Finland. The Swedish name is Nådendal.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Naantali, Naantali, Tammisto.

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

Church Records

 * 1451-1948 (*); Naantalin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1673-1860 (*); Naantalin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1684-1860 (*); Naantalin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1861-1906 (*); Naantalin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Naantali - Nådendal at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Naantali - Nådendal 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