Petsamo Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Petsamo was annexed from Russia by Finland under the Peace of Tartu in 1920, then partially returned by the Peace of Moscow in 1940. It was completely returned to Russia by the Intermediate Peace of Moscow in 1944.

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

Church

 * 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
 * 1855-1860 (*); Petsamon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation

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