Oulunsalo Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Oulunsalo is former municipality of Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Kiiminki and Yli-Ii it lost its municipal status and was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. The municipality was founded in 1882. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The Swedish name is Uleåsalo.

The village initially belonged to Saloinen parish and later to Liminka. When Oulu was separated from Liminka parish at the beginning of the 17th century, Oulunsalo became part of it. In 1665, Oulunsalo was founded as a prayer chapel of Oulu parish, and became a chapel in 1803, and an independent parish in 1904, which was realized in 1911. The small wooden church built in Oulunsalo in 1655 was once well-known. The second church was built between 1853 and 1855, but burned down in 1882. In the church fire, part of the church's archive was also destroyed. The new church was completed in 1891.

Records Loss
Chapel, own church 1665. The residence of Oulu's 3rd chaplain "så länge han existerat" from 1670. During the Great Hatred, the church was looted. The church burned down in a lightning strike on 14/6 1882 (the same day as the Lumijoki church), when part of the archive was destroyed. O. Durchman, "The Destruction of Church Archives." Genos 3 (1932). "Supplement VIII." Genos 15 (1944).

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Oulunsalo, Varjakka.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Oulu, Oulujoki, Kempele, Liminka, Lumijoki, Hailuoto, Haukipudas

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
 * 1713-1906 (*); Oulunsalon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1854 (*); Oulunsalon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1733-1869 (*); Oulunsalon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1871-1906 (*); Oulunsalon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Oulunsalo at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Oulunsalo 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