Saltvik Parish, Ahvenanmaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Saltvik is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. A former Finnish government lands official claims a 0.004 acre plot on the island of Saltvik had been handed over to Russia's Foreign Ministry in 2009, in accordance with a 1947 post-war peace treaty that saw German holdings in Finland transferred to the Soviet Union.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haraldsby, Rangsby, Saltvik, Ödgarby.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. • 3 Surrounding Parishes Sund, Geta, Finström, Vårdö

Taxation

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Research Helps
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