Hanko Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Hanko is a bilingual port town and municipality on the south coast of Finland, 80 miles west of Helsinki. The majority of the current population are Finnish speakers, and a strong minority (44%) are Swedish speakers. The municipality is home to Swedish and Finnish-speaking congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko). The Swedish name is Hangö.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bromarv, Tenhola, Hiittinen

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
 * 1800-1813 (*); Hangon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1806-1813 (*); Hangon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1891-1895 (*); Entinen Hangon kreikkalaiskatolinen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

Court Records

 * 1620-1749 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin läntinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1701-1795 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin itäinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1887 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin läntinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1885-1918 (*); Kansallisarkisto (Helsinki) 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