Turtola Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
In 1949 the name of the municipality was changed to Pello. For more information on the parish see Pello Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy.

Records Loss
In the destruction of the village of Turtola on October 16, 1944, the log cross church built in 1818 and the old church hut were destroyed. Hannes Leinonen, Turtola - Pello pitäjänkirja (Turtola - Pello parish book). Tampere, 1958.

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

1820 - 1860 Henkikirjat

Surrounding Parishes
Kolari, Rovaniemi, Ylitornio

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
 * 1820-1860 (*); Turtolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1820-1865 (*); Turtolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1820-1881 (*); Turtolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Turtola at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Turtola at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1811-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Tornion tuomiokunta) 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