Hietaniemi Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Hietaniemi Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



History
Hietaniemi parish was formed on 28 October 1617 by breaking out of Övertorneå parish. The parish was first a chapel parish to from 1637 be an annex parish. Övertorneå parish (mother parish) and Hietaniemi parish formed until 1878 a joint pastorate. From 1878 the parish became its own pastorate. Hietaniemi was first separated from Övertorneå to a special land register parish by royal letter on 9 May 1884.

On January 1, 1992, Övertorneå and Svanstein's church community was expanded with Hietaniemi parish. The community was then called Övertorneå church community. The community's documents are included in the Övertorneå church archives. Hietaniemi parish, however, continued to be its own pastorate.

Half of the Hietaniemi parish area, east of the Torne river, was ceded to Russia through the peace of Fredrikshamn in 1809 and now forms part of the (Alkkula) Ylitornio Finnish parish. Through border regulation with Russia 1815-1822, Hietaniemi was allowed to retain areas of the following abandoned villages by the Torne River, namely by Alkkula 1/3 of the property with two farms Pudas, by Armassaari 1/3 with two farms Karinen and by Hälsingbyn 2 homestead Potila. From Vitsaniemi village, two new buildings with outbuildings located east of Torneälv were designated, designated No. 11 and Jonas. The population of the ceded areas is registered in Hietaniemi until 1814.

Areas have been moved between Hietaniemi Parish and other parishes: - The homestead no. 5, 6 and 7 in Mickojärv and the homestead no. 1 in Kiilisjärv were moved from Hietaniemi parish to Överkalix parish by the county administrative board's divestiture decision 30 November 1867; - The apartments Östanskog no. 1 (Kovukylä 24: 2) and Utby no. 1 (Koivukylä 23: 2), which belonged to Hietaniemi parish although they were located within the Övertorneå parish area, were transferred to Övertorneå from the 1931 entrance as well as a royal letter on 14 March 1930.

An area belonging to Överkalix parish is enclosed by Hietaniemi and Övertorneå parishes.

Information about Hietaniemi parish can also be found in Övertorneå church archives. The scanned appendix contains references to the volumes that contain information before 1900 about Hietaniemi parish. After the community was formed in 1992, documents about Hietaniemi parish can also be found in the Övertorneå church archives.

Special farm name register for series A I House examination books can be found in the scanned appendix (same appendix as the above-mentioned appendix).

Place Names
Aho, Aidanpää, Aili, Aittaniemi, Alainenpää, Alainentalo, Anti, Anundi

Barba, Blomster

Carle

Ekfors, Erkki, Ero, Ero eller Olli (Ero or Olli), Esper

Forssman ell. Knuuti (Forssman or Knuuti)

Golgata

Hannu ( Lax ell. H) ( Hannu ( Lax or H ), Hannu, Hardel, Heikkinpieti, Hietaniemi, Huhta, Hunhijärvi, Huukila

Jakkola, Jako, Joki, Juntheikki, Juntikka, Jusola, Juva, Juvani

Kaisajunti, Kallioniemi, Kangas, Karinen, Kemi eller Särkilahti ( Kemi or Särkilahti), Kermuniemi, Kirkonmäki, Knuuti, Knuuti (Forsman ell. K) (Knuuti (Forsman or K), Korpi, Korva, Kuotojärvi, Kukasjärvi, Kumpani, Kunni, Kuukila, Kylisjärvi, Kiilisjärvi

Laakakoski, Lahti, Lamberi, Lammi, Lassinanti, Lehto, Liehittäjä, Lumio

Mansika, Matiamäki, Matinheikki, Mattiheiki, Matkajärvi, Miekojärvi, Mikonanti, Muskus, Mäki, Mäkilä, Navettamaa ell. Laitama (Navettamaa or Laitama), Nikinmaa, Nikkulas, Niska

Olli (Ero eller O.), Olli (Ero or O.)

Pallakka, Palo, Paloniemi, Paloniemi (Mäkilä ell. P), (Paloniemi (Mäkilä or P), Palovainio, Pasainen, Pavola, Pentilä, Persomajärv, Pietainen, Pietilä, Pitkäniemi, Potila, Prästbordet, Pudas, Puhkuri, Puodinen, Päkkilä

Raitaaho, Riipi, Ruotovaara, Rova, Råva

Saarijärvi, Saariniemi, Sakkari, Sammali, Sammeli ell. Flink (Sammeli or Flink), Sandqvist, Simus, Sirviäinen, Svan, Särkilahti, Säägjärvi

Taipali, Takajänkä, Teiriniemi, Teivaniemi, Tiensuu

Uusitalo

Vaara, Vanhatalo, Viippa, Vitalahti, Vuollo, Vuomajärvi, Välimaa Ärtämäniemi

Nomader med osäkert hemvist (Nomads with unknown residence), Personer utan eget hemvist (Persons without own residence), Drängar (farmhands), Pigor (maids), Kyrkobetjänning, Tullbetjänter (Custom personnel), Till Norge eller andra orter utan tillstånd utvandrade ( Persons to Norway or toother places who;have moved out without certificates), Backstuguhjon och inhysesfolk i slutet av rotarna ( Crofters or hired persons listed at the end of rote)

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.


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Census Records

 * Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)--explanation of this church record which is functionally the census of Sweden.
 * Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947 ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Online Database Church Records
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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

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