Kumlinge Parish, Ahvenanmaa, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Kumlinge 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: Kumlinge, More information about the parish
 * Historical Records Collections - Finland
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Taxation

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

FamilySearch Library

 * Kumlingen seurakunta,
 * Kumlingen seurakunta,
 * Kumlingen seurakunta,

History
Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Ahvenanmaa (Swedish: Åland), an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means rocky passage. Kumlinge was initially mentioned as a chapel parish belonging to Sund. Kumlingen parish became independent in the early 15th century and Brändö separated from it in 1864.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Björkö, Enklinge, Kumlinge, Seglinge.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Brändö, Vårdö, Sottunga