Vimpeli Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vimpeli is a municipality of Finland. Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Vimpeli was founded on January 2, 1866, when Vimpeli was separated from the parent parish of Lappajärvi to become a chapel parish. The current church was built in 1807, but not inaugurated until 1811. The Swedish name is Vindala.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Sahi, Sääksvesi, Vimpeli.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Veteli, Perho, Alajärvi, Lappajärvi

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
 * 1805-1913 (*); Vimpelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1809-1857 (*); Vimpelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1809-1861 (*); Vimpelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1809-1899 (*); Vimpelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Vimpeli at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Vimpeli 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