Salla Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

Online Sources
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Taxation

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

History
Known as Kuolajärvi until 1936, Salla is a municipality located in eastern Lapland. Salla was affected by the Second World War. Red Army troops invaded Finland at Salla during the Winter War but were stopped by the Finnish Army. Parts of the municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union after the war. The ceded part is sometimes called Old Salla. During the Continuation War the old town of Salla was on the Soviet side of the border. The following villages were ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940: Alakurtti, Korja (Korya), Kuolajärvi (Kuoloyarvi), Lampela, Sallansuu, Sovajärvi (Sovayarvi), Tuutijärvi (Tuutiyarvi) and Vuorijärvi (Vuoriyarvi), and Yläkurtti (Yulyakurtti).

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aholanvaara, Hautajärvi, Hirvasvaara, Kallunki, Kelloselkä, Kotalankylä, Kursu, Morottaja, Märkäjärvi, Saija, Salla, Salmivaara.

Place Names
The following places were identified in Kuolajärvi from 1747 to 1760: • 3 The following places were found in in the municipality: • 3 To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio, Savukoski

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