Tampere Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Tampere is a city in Pirkanmaa, southern Finland and it is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo. It's also the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area and a major urban, economic, and cultural hub for central Finland. King Gustav III founded Tampere on October 1, 1779 and the city was granted the right of self-governance and tex exemptions in 1821.

The church was built in 1902 and consecrated to St. John (Johanneksen kirkko). In 1923 it became the cathedral of the Tampere Diocese. The Swedish congregation of Tampere (Swedish: Tammerfors svenska församling, Finnish: Tampereen ruotsalainen seurakunta) is also located in Tampere. As it is a Swedish-speaking congregation it is part of the diocese of Provoo The Swedish name is Tammerfors.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. Finnish Names • 2 Swedish Names • 2

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Epilä, Hatanpää, Härmälä, Koivistonkylä, Messukylä, Pitkäniemi, Tampere, Vuohenoja.

Surrounding Parishes
Aitolahti, Messukylä, Lempäälä, Pirkkala, Ylöjärvi

Related Sources
Finland Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Taxation

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Research Helps
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