Pyhtää Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pyhtää is a municipality of Finland and Pyhtää is located in the Kymenlaakso region. The village lies just to the East of the westernmost tributary of the Kymi River and was at one time on the border between Russia and Sweden established by the Treaty of Åbo in 1743. The municipality is bilingual with 88.3% speaking Finnish, 9.6% Swedish and 2.1% other languages as their first language.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahvenkoski, Heinlahti, Hirvikoski, Munapirtti, Purola, Pyhtää, Pyttis, Pörtön, Siltakylä, Stockfors, Storkuppis, Svartbäck.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Ruotsinpyhtää, Anjala, Kymi, Kotka, Haapasaari

Census

 * 1539-1712 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1535-1891 (*); Pyhtään 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
 * 1695-1860 (*); Pyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1743-1871 (*); Pyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1864-1900 (*); Pyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Pyhtää - Pyttis 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