Sahalahti Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sahalahti is a former municipality of Finland located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. Sahalahti was joined to Kangasala on January 1, 2005 and the municipality was unilingually Finnish. The manors of Haapaniemi and Saarioinen are located in the municipality. Salahahti was formed as Pälkänee's chapel congregation in 1559 and became independent in 1581. The first church was built in 1560, and the current wooden church is the third in the series and was completed in 1829. The Swedish name is Sahalax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapaniemi, Pakkala, Sahalahti.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Orivesi, Eräjärvi, Kuhmalahti, Pälkäne, Kangasala

Census

 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1630-1949 (*); Sahalahden 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
 * 1683-1852 (*); Sahalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1753-1899 (*); Sahalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1900 (*); Sahalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sahalahti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sahalahti 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