Posio Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Posio is a municipality of Finland and it is located in the province of Lapland. Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi. The language is Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Jumisko, Keski-Posio, Kuloharju, Kynsijärvi, Maaninkavaara, Pernu, Perä-Posio, Posio, Ristilä, Sirniö.

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

Church Records

 * 1665-1854 (*); Posion 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

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