Tammela Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Tammela is a municipality of Finland. The first mention of the village is in 1423. Neighboring municipalities are Forssa, Hämeenlinna, Jokioinen, Karkkila, Lohja, Loppi, Somero and Urjala. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 1923 the parish of Koijärvi was established from the parishes of Tammela, Urjala, and Forssa. Koijärvi was discontinued in 1969. The stone church was probably built in the 1530s or 1540s.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kytö, Mustiala, Ojainen, Porras, Riihivalkama, Saari, Susikas, Tammela, Teuro, Torro.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kalvola, Hattula, Renko, Loppi, Karkkila, Pusula, Somerniemi, Someri, Jokioinen, Forssa, Koijärvi, Urjala

Census

 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1628-1941 (*); Tammelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1641-1851 (*); Tammelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1723-1864 (*); Tammelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1901 (*); Tammelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Tammela at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Tammela at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1696-1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1703-1798 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1795-1860 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1892-1918 (*) 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