Savukoski Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Savukoski is a municipality of Finland. Neighbour municipalities are Pelkosenniemi, Salla and Sodankylä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Savukoski is one of the largest municipalities in Finland, area wise, and the most sparsely settled. The river Kemijoki runs through it. Prior to 1916 Savukoski was part of Sodankylä.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kuosku, Martti, Saukoski, Savukoski.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Petsamo, Salla, Pelkosenniemi, Sodankylä

Church Records

 * 1640-1876 (*); Savukosken 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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

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