Iitti Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Iitti is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. Neighbouring municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The parish of Iiti was founded in 1539 from Hollola parish. The Swedish name is Itis.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapakimola, Kauramaa and Jokue, Kausala, Keltti, Kirkonkylä, Koliseva, Koskenniska, Kuusaanniemi, Kuusankosken factory, Lyöttilä, Muikkula, Niinimäki, Perheniemi or Pärhäniemi (and Kaukaan factory), Pilkanmaa or Kyöperilä, Radansuu, Saaroinen, Sitikkala, Säyhde, Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola and Vuolenkoski. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Erottaja, Haapakimola, Huutotöyry, Kymentaka, Lyöttilä, Mankala, Perheniemi, Radansuu, Saarainen, Sääksjärvi, Taasia, Valkama.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Heinola, Jaala, Valkeala, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Lapinjärvi, Artjärvi, Orimattila, Nastola

Church Records

 * 1608-1889 (*); Iitin 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
 * 1721-1852 (*); Iitin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1736-1866 (*); Iitin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1861-1905 (*); Iitin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Iitti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Iitti 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