Hirvensalmi Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Hirvensalmi is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa. The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Heinikka, Hirvensalmi, Kissakoski, Kuitula, Suonsalmi, Syväsmäki, Tuukkala.

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
 * 1710-1894 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1794-1879 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1815-1862 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1905 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Hirvensalmi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Hirvensalmi 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