Lahti Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Lahti is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and is about 60 miles (100km) north-east of Helsinki. In English, the Finnish word Lahti literally means bay. The city is named for the first time in a document from 1445. The existing village was almost entirely burned down on 19 June 1877 and the following year Alexander II granted market town rights to stimulate rebuilding of the municipality.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Lahti, Niemi, Vesijärvi.

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

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

Court Records

 * 1908-1918 (*); Kansallisarkisto (Helsinki) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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