Siipyy Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Siipyy is a former Finnish municipality. In 1973, the municipality of Siipy was merged with Kristiinakaupunki. The church was in Siipy built in 1972. Siipyy was formed as a chapel congregation to Lapvärt in 1785 and became independent in 1860. The original wooden church in Siipy was completed in 1786, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1969. The Swedish name is Sideby.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Metsälä, Sideby, Siipyy, Skaftung, Ömossa.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Lapväärtti, Merikarvia

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
 * 1787-1856 (*); Siipyyn seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1787-1862 (*); Siipyyn seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1787-1943 (*); Siipyyn seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Siipyy - Sideby at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sideby - Siipyy 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