Salla Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Known as Kuolajärvi until 1936, Salla is a municipality located in eastern Lapland. Salla was affected by the Second World War. Red Army troops invaded Finland at Salla during the Winter War but were stopped by the Finnish Army. Parts of the municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union after the war. The ceded part is sometimes called Old Salla. During the Continuation War the old town of Salla was on the Soviet side of the border.

The following villages in Salla were ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940: Alakurtti, Korja (Korya), Kuolajärvi (Kuoloyarvi), Lampela, Sallansuu, Sovajärvi (Sovayarvi), Tuutijärvi (Tuutiyarvi) and Vuorijärvi (Vuoriyarvi), and Yläkurtti (Yulyakurtti).

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aholanvaara, Hautajärvi, Hirvasvaara, Kallunki, Kelloselkä, Kotalankylä, Kursu, Morottaja, Märkäjärvi, Saija, Salla, Salmivaara.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. The following places were found in in the municipality:

1747 Henkikirjat

1760 Henkikirjat

Surrounding Parishes
Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio, Savukoski

Church Records

 * 1620-1968 (*); Sallan 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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1832-1862 (*); Sallan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1846-1900 (*); Sallan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Salla at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Salla 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