Kangasniemi Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kangasniemi is a of Finland. Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The current Kangasniemi church was completed in 1815, two earlier churches have burned down.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahventaipale, Hokka, Hännilä, Istruala, Kangasniemi, Koittila, Koivula, Kutemajärvi, Läsäkoski, Synsiälä, Tahkomäki, Unnukkala, Vuojalahti, Äkryntaipale.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Hankasalmi, Pieksämäki, Haukivuori, Mikkeli, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Leivonmäki, Toivakka

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
 * 1659-1895 (*); Kangasniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1684-1850 (*); Kangasniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1868-1937 (*); Kangasniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kangasniemi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kangasniemi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1702-1800 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Suur-Savon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1747-1819 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Suur-Savon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1827-1832 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Suur-Savon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1832-1862 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Mikkelin 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