Kalvola Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kalvola is a former municipality of Finland that was consolidated with Hämeenlinna on 1 January 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. In 1540 it was a chapel of Hattula parish and became independent in 1660. The first church was built in 1802 but was destroyed during the Finnish civil war. The parish is home to the Kuurila and Nieme manors.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahlajärvi, Iittala, Kalvola, Kuurila.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Sääksmäki, Hattula, Tammela, Koijärvi, Urjala, Akaa

Census

 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1731-1866 (*); Kalvolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1731-1936 (*); Kalvolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1750-1860 (*); Kalvolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1867-1905 (*); Kalvolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kalvola at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kalvola 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