Vilppula Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vilppula was a former municipality of Finland and Mänttä was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The Kolho village in Vilppula is located to the north. Another village, Pohjaslahti, is located northwest from the Vilppula centre. These continue to exist as villages of the new Mänttä-Vilppula municipality. Vilppula is also known for being the location of the 1918 Battle of Vilppula during the Finnish Civil War. The Swedish name is the same, but is sometimes spelled Filpula in older documents. The parish was originally part of Ruovesi and became a chapel congregation in 1891, and an independent parish in 1904.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ajostaipale, Huhtijärvi, Koivio, Kolho, Kotiniemi, Lehtovaara, Vilppula.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Keuruu, Mänttä, Kuorevesi, Juupajoki, Ruovesi

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

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