Jyväskylä Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Jyväskylä is a city and municipality in Finland and in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. The city has been one of the fastest growing cities in Finland during the 20th century. The Jyväskylä metropolitan area includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Muurame, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. The city was founded in 1837.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Jyskä, Jyväskylä, Keljo, Keski-Palokka, Kuikka, Kuohu, Leppälahti, Luonetjärvi, Nyrölä, Oravasaari, Palokka, Puuppola, Ruoko, Salmela, Tikkakoski, Vaajakoski, Vesanka.

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1822-1869 (*); Jyväskylän kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1838-1872 (*); Jyväskylän maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1841-1869 (*); Jyväskylän kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1845-1904 (*); Jyväskylän kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Jyväskylä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Jyväskylän ksrk - Jyväskylä stadsfö 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