Suursaari Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Suursaarri is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Gogland in Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Suursaari became an independent congregation in 1838. The Swedish name is Hogland, formerly Högland.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Kiiskinkylä and Suurkylä

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

Surrounding Parishes
Happasaari, Tytärsaari