Valamo Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Valamo is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Valaam in Sortavala District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The municipality consists of more than fifty isands. It is home to an Orthodox monastery.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Sortavala