Petolahti Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Petolahti is a former Finnish municipality it was merged with Maalahti in 1973. The Swedish name is Petalax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Nyby, Petalax, Petolahti.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bergö, Maalahti, Pirttikylä, Ylimarkku, Korsnäs

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
 * 1803-1940 (*); Petolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1810-1885 (*); Petolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1811-1864 (*); Petolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Petalax - Petolahti 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