Föglö Parish, Ahvenanmaa, Finland Genealogy

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

Indexed Collections
FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Suomen Sukututkimusseura = Genealogical Society of Finland - HisKi: Föglö, More information about the parish
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Taxation

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

FamilySearch Library

 * Föglön seurakunta,
 * Föglön seurakunta,
 * Föglön seurakunta,

History
Föglö is a group of islands and municipality in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of 501. Erik Adolf von Willebrand discovered von Willebrand disease of the blood by observing a family in Föglö.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Degerby, Föglö, Järsö, Skogboda, Sonnboda, Ulverso, Överö.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. • 3

Surrounding Parishes
Kökar, Sottunga, Vårdö, Lumparland, Lemland

Research Helps
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