Tuusniemi Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Tuusniemi is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. Neighbouring municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The original church was completed in 1798, but was destroyed in a fire in 1857. The current church was completed in 1869.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Juurikkamäki, Kosula, Laukka-aho, Ohtaanniemi, Paakkila, Tuusniemi.

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1769-1903 (*); Tuusniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1802-1874 (*); Tuusniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1804-1850 (*); Tuusniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1834-1900 (*); Tuusniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Tuusniemi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Tuusniemi 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

Guardianship Records

 * 1799-1862 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Vähä-Savon ylinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1824-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kuopion tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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