Sodankylä Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sodankylä is a municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. Sodankylä's old church is one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Lapland. The church was built in 1689 and was restored in 1926. Between 1992 and 1995 the Museovirasto (Museum Agency) repaired the shingle roof and exterior cladding.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aska, Jesiö, Kelujärvi, Kersilö, Kierinki, Korvanen, Lokka, Luusua, Moskuvaara, Orakylä, Petkula, Rajala, Riipi, Sattanen, Siltaharju, Sodankylä, Syväjärvi, Torvinen, Unari, Unarin-Luusua, Vaalajärvi, Vuojärvi, Vuotso.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Inari, Petsamo, Savukoski, Pelkosenniemi, Kemijärvi, Rovaniemi, Kittilä

Church Records

 * 1602-1948 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1729-1850 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1731-1881 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1882-1900 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sodankylä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sodankylä 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