Parikkala Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Parikkala is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. Settlements and artifacts dated to the Stone Age and Bronze Age have been found in Parikkala. A permanent settlement was established around the 15th century. Many demarcations had a significant impact to Parikkala's development from the Treaty of Nöteborg on August 12, 1323 to peace treaties signed in 1947 with the Soviet Union. After World War II one-third of Parikkala's area was handed over to the Soviet Union. Orthodoxy has been very influential in this area since the middle ages. Parikkala became independent in the year 1617. In the year 2004 three municipalities Parikkala, Saari and Uukuniemi merged to form one municipality called Parikkala.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapaoja, Joukio, Koitsanlahti, Melkoniemi, Parikkala, Rasvaniemi, Särkisalmi, Tarnala, Tiviä.

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

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Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images