Pudasjärvi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pudasjärvi is a town and a municipality of Finland located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Pudasjärvi is by area the second largest town in Finland as of 2006, Rovaniemi being the largest, and one of the largest in the world.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ala-Livo, Hetejärvi, Hirvaskoski, Iinattijärvi, Ikosenniemi, Jonku, Kipinä, Korentokangas, Kuopusjärvi, Kurenala, Livo, Naamanka, Pärjänsuo, Pintamo, Pudasjärvi, Puhoskylä, Ritva, Sarajärvi, Siivikko, Sotkajärvi, Virvakoski, Ylilivo.

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

Church Records

 * 1641-1920 (*); Pudasjärven 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
 * 1686-1852 (*); Pudasjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1700-1873 (*); Pudasjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1861-1900 (*); Pudasjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Pudasjärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Pudasjärvi 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