Joensuu Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The city of Joensuu was chartered by the Czar Nicholas I of Russia in 1848, but the village existed well before that time. As is typical of cities in Eastern Finland, Joensuu is monolingually Finnish. The municipality of Pielisensuu was consolidated with Joensuu in 1954. At the beginning of 2005, the municipalities of Kiihtelysvaara and Tuupovaara were consolidated with Joensuu. At the beginning of 2009 the municipalities of Eno and Pyhäselkä were consolidated with Joensuu.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Joensuu. In the parish of Pielisensuu in 1939 the following villages were found: Kettuvaara, Noljakka, Pielisensuu, Utra. In 1939 the following villages were found in the parish of Pyhäselkä: Hammasjärvi, Hammaslahti, Karjakumpu, Mulo, Niittylahti, Pyhäselkä, Suhmura Other villages now found in the city are Hoilola, Kovero, Luutalahti, Mannervaara, Meriinaho, Ruhovaara, Saarivaara, Saaroinen, and Öllölä.

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

Taxation Records

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