Ruotsinpyhtää Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ruotsinpyhtää is a former municipality of Finland. The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers. After the Treaty of Åbo in 1743 the border between Sweden and Russian Empire was drawn on the Ahvenkoski rapid, dividing Pyhtää between the two states. Due to this the western side became known as Ruotsinpyhtää. Ruotsinpyhtä was merged with Loviisa at the beginning of 2010 together with Liljendal and Pernaja. The villages of Haavisto and Vastila, located in the northeastern part of the municipality, were joined to Pyhtää. The Swedish name is Strömfors.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Finnby, Kungsböle, Kuninkaankylä, Kymensalo, Ruotsinkylä, Ruotsinpyhtää, Strömfors, Svenskby, Tessjö, Tesjoki, Vastila.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Elimäki, Anjalam Oyhtää, Pernaja, Loviisa, Lapinjärvi

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
 * 1744-1850 (*); Ruotsinpyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1744-1904 (*); Ruotsinpyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1745-1879 (*); Ruotsinpyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1868-1900 (*); Ruotsinpyhtään seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ruotsinpyhtää - Strömfors at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ruotsinpyhtää - Strömfors 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