Uukuniemi Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Uukuniemi is a former municipality of Finland and was located in the province of Southern Finland. It was also part of the South Karelia region. It was annexed with municipalities of Saari and Parikkala on January 1, 2005. The new municipality was named Parikkala. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kummunkylä, Niukkala, Uukuniemi.

Place Names
Calattoma, Cumbu, Ennikänniemi, Härkälä, Kalattoma, Kokonlax / Kokonlahti, Kuljacko, Kumbu / Kumpu, Ladvasyrjä / Latvasyrjä, Madris / Matri, Martinansaari, Mensunvaara / Mensuvaara, Niukala / Niukkala, Paricka / Parikka, Pentinniemi, Ristlax / Ristilahti / Ristlahti, Rossinniemi, Sikopohja, Sirgei, Uguniemi / Uukuniemi, Ännikänniemi

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

Surrounding Parishes
Jaakkima, Kesälahti, Kitee, Parikkala, Ruskeala, Sortavalan maaseurakunta



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
 * 1690-1899 (*); Uukuniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1690-1923 (*); Uukuniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1691-1857 (*); Uukuniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1849-1903 (*); Uukuniemen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Uukuniemi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Uukuniemi 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