Raasepori Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The city of Raasepori was created on 1 January, 2009, with the merger of Tammisaari, Karjaa and Pohja. The city's name comes from Raasepori castle located in Snappertuna. Originally it was part of Tammisaari rural municipality (Tammisaaren maalaiskunta) and Österby. The Swedish name is Raseborg.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Pohja, Snappertuna, Tammisaari, Tenhola

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
 * 1862-1900 (*); Savonrannan seurakunta 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