Kokkola Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kokkola is a municipality of Finland. Neighbour municipalities are Halsua, Kalajoki, Kannus, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lestijärvi, Larsmo and Toholampi. The municipality is bilingual with 84.2% being Finnish and 13.9% Swedish speakers. The town was founded by King Gustav II Adolf on September 7, 1620, on the site of the Ristiranta village. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1644. The Swedish name is Karleby, formerly Gamlakarleby.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Gamlakarleby, Kokkola, Ykspihlaja, Yxpila.

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

Church Records

 * 1620-1876 (*); Kokkolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1862 (*); Kokkolan 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
 * 1724-1862 (*); Kokkolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1862-1906 (*); Kokkolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kokkola - Gamlakarleby at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kokkola - Gamlakarleby 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