Vanaja Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vanaja is a former municipality of Finland. In 1967 it was merged with the municipalities of Hattula, Hämeenlinna, Janakkala and Renko. The parish church was established in the middle of the the 13th century.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Harviala, Heinäjoki, Vanaja.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Hauho, Tuulos, Lammi, Janakkala, Renko, Hämeenlinna

Church Records

 * 1538-1925 (*); Vanajan 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
 * 1662-1860 (*); Vanajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1703-1865 (*); Vanajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1866-1898 (*); Vanajan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Vanaja - Vånå at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Vanaja - Vånå 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