Kymi Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kymi was a rural municipality in Finland, located in Kymenlaakso on the coast, about 100 km east of Helsinki. Kymi is now part of Kotka.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Eskola, Helilä, Huruksela, Jäppilä, Kaarniemi, Kalliokoski, Kaukola, Kierikkala, Korkeakoski, Kurittula, Kuutsalo, Lankila, Marinkylä, Metsäkylä, Mussalo, Parikka, Pernoo, Pihkoo, Ruonola, Saksala, Sunila, Sutela, and Ylänummi. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Halla, Huruksela, Juurikorpi, Karhula, Kirkkomaansaari, Korkeakoski, Kuutsalo, Kymi, Kyminlinna, Mussalo, Sunila, Sutela, Suulisniemi, Suurtavastila, Tavastila.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Sippola, Hamina, Haapasaari, Pyhtää, Anjala, Kotka

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
 * 1695-1852 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1695-1898 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1781-1872 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1860-1905 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kymi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kymi - Kymmene 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