Ruokolahti Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ruokolahti is a municipality of Finland. After the Winter War the majority of the Ruokolahti area remained in Finland, but a small area on the border between Jääski and Rautjärvi was ceded to the Soviet Union. Part of Jääski parish that remained in Finland was annexed to Ruokolahti, which was larger than the area Ruokolahti lost due to the cession of territory, so Ruokolahti, along with Tohmajärvi and Ylämaa, which actually expanded due to territorial losses caused by the war. A small part of Ruokolahti became part of Imatra, when Imatra was formed from the part of Jääski that remained in Finland, and part of Joutseno in 1948. Ruokolahti parish became independent from Jääski parish in 1572. The current church, completed in 1854, is the parish's third. The Swedish name is Ruokolax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Virmutjoki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Puumala, Sulkava, Sääminki, Parikkala, Rautjärvi, Jääski, Joutseno, Taipalsaari

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
 * 1726-1861 (*); Ruokolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1726-1883 (*); Ruokolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1732-1851 (*); Ruokolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1856-1900 (*); Ruokolahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ruokolahti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ruokolahti 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