Maalahti Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Maalahti is a Finnish municipality that was established in 1607 by King Karl IX. The current church was built in 1828. The Swedish name is Malax .

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Långåminne, Maalahti, Malax, Åminneborg, Övermalaks.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Raippaluoto, Sulva, Laihia, Pirttikylä, Petolahti, Bergö

Census

 * 1620-1774 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1607-1929 (*); Maalahden 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
 * 1672-1860 (*); Maalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1721-1861 (*); Maalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Malax - Maalahti at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1805-1810 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1862 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Närpiön tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1866 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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