Valamo Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Valamo is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Valaam in Sortavala District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The municipality consists of more than fifty islands. It is home to an Orthodox monastery.

Places
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. Russian

Surrounding Parishes
Sortavala

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
 * 1801-1860 (*); Valamon luostari at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

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