Raisio Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Raisio is a municipality of Finland and an important junction of major roads. The oldest known written records relating to Raisio are from the year 1292, and there is strong evidence of Stone Age settlement in the area, but Raisio did not become a city until 1974. The church was built some time before 1520. According to legend, the church was built by two giants named Killi and Nalli some time in the 1400s. The Swedish name is Reso.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ihala, Miekelä, Raisio.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Masku, Rusko, Maaria, Turku, Naantali

Church Records

 * 1633-1860 (*); Raision seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1633-1946 (*); Raision 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
 * 1742-1891 (*); Raision seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1897 (*); Raision seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Raisio - Reso at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Raisio - Reso 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