Sumiainen Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sumiainen is a former Finnish municipality. On 1 January 2007 Äänekoski and Suolahti were together with Sumiainen to form the new Äänekoski municipality. In 1800, the Sumiainen prayer house was formed, which in addition to Lauka included areas from Rautalammi, Saarijärvi and Viitasaari. Sumiai became a chapel congregation in 1842 and an independent congregation officially in 1896, but in practice only in 1907. The Swedish name is Sumiais.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Raikkaus, Saarikas, Sumiainen.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Konginkangas, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Äänekoski

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
 * 1801-1903 (*); Sumiaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1814-1862 (*); Sumiaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1837-1901 (*); Sumiaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sumiainen at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sumiainen 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