Paavola Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Paavola is a former municipality of Finland. It has also been called Pehkola. The wooden church was built in 1756. It was merged with Silkajoki in 2007.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Lappi, Luohua, Pehkola and Ruukki. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Lappi, Luohua, Paavola, Ruukki, Торрі.

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

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
 * 1693-1850 (*); Paavolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1693-1951 (*); Paavolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1700-1875 (*); Paavolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images*1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1865-1899 (*); Paavolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Paavola at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Paavola 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