Pohja Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pohja is a former municipality of Finland and it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Rasepori in 2009. The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish 60% and minority Swedish 40% speakers. The Swedish name is Pojo.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Antskog, Billnäs, Fiskari, Fiskars, Kuovila, Pinjainen, Pohja, Pohjankuru, Raasepori, Raseborg, Skogböle, Skuru, Åminnefors.

Place Names
Swedish names are in parentheses. To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Kisko, Karjalohja, Karjaan mlk, Karjaa, Snappertuna, Tammisaari, Tenhola

Census

 * 1540-1713 (*) 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
 * 1675-1948 (*); Pohjan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1709-1860 (*); Pohjan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1859 (*); Pohjan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1727-1900 (*); Pohjan ruotsalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Pohja - Pojo at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Pohja - Pojo 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