Sääminki Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The date of the first settlement in Sääminki is unknown, but its establishment is considered to date from 1504 when the archbishop of Turku was instructed to create the parish from the parish of Juva. The parish is home to the estates of Nojamaan, Aholahden, Tynkkylänjoen, ane Mönkkölä. The Swedish name is Säminge.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aholahti, Ahvionniemi, Ahvionsaari, Ala-Särkilahti, Haukiniemi, Juvola, Kallislahti, Kellarpelto, Kiviapaja, Moinsalmi, Pietolansaari, Pihlajalahti, Rinkilä, Ritosaari, Ruhvana, Saukonsaari, Särkilahti, Sääminki, Tolvanniemi, Tuohisaari, Utrasniemi, Varparanta, Vuoriniemi.

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

Surnames
1708 1805 1853

Surrounding Parishes
Enonkoski, Kerimäki, Punkaharju, Parikkala, Ruokolahti, Sulkava, Rantasalmi, Kangaslampi

Census

 * 1810-1860 (*); Lääninhallitus (Kuopion lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1708-1853 (*); Säämingin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1708-1872 (*); Säämingin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1740-1863 (*); Säämingin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1866-1903 (*); Säämingin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sääminki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sääminki 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

 * 1764-1800 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Vähä-Savon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1796-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Vähä-Savon alinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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