Somerniemi Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The first church was built in 1682 as a chapel annexed to Somero parish. The existing church was built in 1813. In 1901 it became its own parish, separate from Somero. On 1 January 1977 it was merged with Somero municipality in Turku-Pori. The estates of Palikainen and Kopila are located in Somerniemi. The Swedish name of this place is Sommarnäs.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Palikainen, Somerniemi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Tammela, Pusula, Nummi, Kiikala, Somero

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
 * 1690-1891 (*); Somerniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1735-1928 (*); Somerniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1741-1854 (*); Somerniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1871-1900 (*); Somerniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Somerniemi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Somerniemi 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