Ähtävä Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ähtävä is a former Finnish municipality. In 1977, it was merged with the rural municipality of Pietarsaari. The original church was built in 1770 as an chapel of Pietarsaari parish. The church was consecrated on 2 February 1771 (Candlemas) as Magdalena Sofia church. The Swedish name is Esse.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Esse, Nederlappfors, Ytteresse, Ähtävä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kronoby, Pedersöre, Purmo, Terjärv, Evijärvi

Collections
Church Records
 * HisKi: Esse församlings arkiv 1693-1898