Brändö Parish, Ahvenanmaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Björnholma, Brändö, Torsholma, Åva.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kustavi - Gustavs, Houtskär - Houtskari, Iniö,Kumlinge, Sottunga, Vårdö

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
 * 1701-1947 (*); Brändön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1739-1850 (*); Brändön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1779-1866 (*); Brändön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Brändö at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation

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