Kälviä Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kälviä is a former municipality that was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on January 1, 2001. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Kälvi was formed as a chapel to Kaarlela congregation possibly in 1467, when Kaarlela was separated from Pietarsaari. The parish of Kälviä became independent in 1639, and the first church in Kälviä was completed in 1640. The current Kälviä church dates from 1905. The Swedish name is Kelviå.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kälviä, Ruotsalo, Suonperä, Vuolle.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Lohtaja, Kannus, Toholampi, Lestojärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Ullava, Alaveteli, Kaarlela

Church Records

 * 1639-1891 (*); Kälviän 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
 * 1688-1850 (*); Kälviän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1862 (*); Kälviän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1737-1913 (*); Kälviän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kälviä - Kelviå at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kälviä - Kelviå 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