Porvoo Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Porvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately 30 miles east of Helsinki. It is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from the 14th century. Porvoo is the seat of the Swedish-speaking Diocese of Borgå of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The municipality's official languages are Finnish and Swedish. In 2014, 64.6% of the population spoke Finnish as their native language, while 30.1% were Swedish speakers. 5.4% had a different native language. Porvoo's neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Pornainen, and Sipoo.

In May 1708, during the Great Northern War (1700-1721), also known as "the era of Russian supremacy", or the "Great Hatred" (Isoviha), the city was burned by Russian troops. In 1713 Russian forces began an occupation of the city which lasted until 1721. On 11 June 1760 a fire started which eventually burned three-fourths of the buildings in the city. The Swedish name is Borgå.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Andersböle, Anttila, Bjurböle, Borgå, Ebbo, Emsalö, Ероо, Gammelbacka, Gäddrag, Haksalö, Hamari, Hammars, Hindhår, Hinthaara, Hummelsund, Illby, Ilola, Kaarenkylä, Karsby, Kerkkoo, Kiiala, Kullo, Kärrby, Orrby, Pellinge, Pellinki, Porvoo, Saxby, Storpellinge, Söderveckkoski, Tolkkinen, Vessö, Voolahti, Vålaks.

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

Church Records

 * 1653-1871 (*); Porvoon hiippakunta 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
 * 1696-1945 (*); Porvoon ruotsalainen tuomiokirkko seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1740-1868 (*); Porvoon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1742-1851 (*); Porvoon ruotsalainen tuomiokirkko seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1747-1879 (*); Porvoon suomalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1747-1879 (*); Porvoon suomalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1749-1867 (*); Porvoon ruotsalainen tuomiokirkko seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1749-1867 (*); Porvoon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1806-1900 (*); Porvoon ruotsalainen tuomiokirkko seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Porvoo - Borgå at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Porvoo - Borgå 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