Rääkkylä Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Prior to 1857 Rääkkylä was part of Kitee parish. The Swedish name is Bräkylä.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapasalmi, Heinoniemi, Hypönniemi, Nieminen, Oravisalo, Pötsönlahti, Rääkkylä, Sintsi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Liperi, Pyhäselkä, Tohmajärvi, Kitee, Kesälahti, Kerimäki, Savonranta

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
 * 1756-1875 (*); Rääkkylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1756-1893 (*); Rääkkylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1833-1880 (*); Rääkkylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1880-1900 (*); Rääkkylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Rääkkylä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Rääkkylä 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