Kemi Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kemi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. It was founded in 1869 by decree of the Russian Emperor Alexander II because of its proximity to a deep water harbour. Kemi is situated by the Bothnian Bay, at the mouth of river Kemijoki, and it is part of Lapland region.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alapaakkola, Hirmula, Ilmola, Kemi, Koroiskylä, Koskenkylä, Laurila, Liedakkala, Maula, Pajusaari, Ritikka, Taivalkoski, Törmä, Ylipaakkola.

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

Church Records

 * 1577-1890 (*); Kemin maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1610-1908 (*); Kemin kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1660-1852 (*); Kemin maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1693-1864 (*); Kemin maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1865-1905 (*); Kemin maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kemin maaseurakunta - Kemi landsför 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