Raahe Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Raahe is a town and municipality of Finland. It was founded by Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland Count Per Brahe the Younger in 1649 and it is one of 10 historic wooden towns remaining in Finland. Raahe is located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Bothnia. Raahe was founded as a Swedish-and-Finnish-speaking town, but the municipality is now unilingually Finnish. The old church in the parish was built in 1655 and burned down 23 July, 1908. The current church was completed in 1912. The Swedish name is Brahestad.

Records Loss
The town burned down on 6/10 1810 and the chaplain's office was also there, but the church was saved. The old church, shared with Saloinen, burned down with its chattels on 23/7 1908. O. Durchman, "The Destruction of Church Archives." Genos 3 (1932).

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

Surrounding Parishes
Pattijoki, Saloinen

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
 * 1690-1850 (*); Raahen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1690-1881 (*); Raahen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1690-1900 (*); Raahen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1751-1874 (*); Raahen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Raahe - Brahestad at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Raahe - Brahestad 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