Ristiina Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ristiina was a municipality of Finland when it was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 it became a part of Mikkeli city. Ristiina is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The Swedish name is Kristina.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Heimari, Himalansaari, Juurisalmi, Kuomiolahti, Ristiina, Someenjärvi, Vitsiälä.

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

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
 * 1690-1905 (*); Ristiinan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1702-1850 (*); Ristiinan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1706-1877 (*); Ristiinan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1715-1907 (*); Ristiinan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Ristiina - Kristina at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ristiina - Kristina 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