Viipuri Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Viipuri is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Vyborg in Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The city was a Karelian trading post established in the 9th century. Before the Winter War, Viipuri was the fourth largest city in Finland after Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. There are several churches in Viipuri including the Lutheran Church of St. Peter and Paul, the Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elijah, the Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ, and a Swedish-speaking congregation. The Swedish name is Viborg.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Viipurin maalaiskunta (Viborgs landsförsamling)

Church Records

 * 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
 * 1686-1879 (*); Viipurin tuomiokirkkoseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1708-1876 (*); Viipurin ruotsalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1710-1876 (*); Viipurin ruotsalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1719-1860 (*); Viipurin ruotsalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1733-1865 (*); Viipurin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1753-1848 (*); Viipurin tuomiokirkkoseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1756-1909 (*); Viipurin maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1757-1925 (*); Viipurin saksalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1793-1866 (*); Viipurin tuomiokirkkoseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1796-1899 (*); Viipurin maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1802-1864 (*); Viipurin ortod. Pietarin-Paavalin srk. at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1841-1859 (*); Saimaan kanavan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1849-1859 (*); Saimaan kanavan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Viipuri - Viborg at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

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