Utsjoki Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Utsjoki is a municipality in Finland, the northernmost in the country. It is in Lapland and borders Norway as well as the municipality of Inari. Utsjoki has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. It is the municipality in Finland with the largest portion of Sami speakers. The midnight sun is above the horizon from 17 May to 28 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer, polar night from 26 November to 15 January.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Karigasniemi, Nuorgam, Outakoski, Utsjoki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Karasjok (Norway), Polmak (Norway), Sør Varanger (Norway), Inari

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
 * 1702-1950 (*); Utsjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1742-1880 (*); Utsjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Utsjoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Utsjoki at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1728-1807 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Länsipohjan pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1815-1868 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lapin tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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