Soanlahti Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Soanlahti is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Soanlachti, in Sortavala District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The place name has also been spelled as Suonlahti. The Swedish name is Soanlax.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Harsuvaara, Havuvaara, Juttulampi, Kiekua, Koirivaara, Kuikka, and Soanlahti.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Korpiselkä, Suistamo, Ruskeala, Pälkjärvi, Värtsilä

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1860-1900 (*); Soanlahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

Court Records

 * 1832-1868 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Salmin 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