Hollola Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The origins of the Hollola church parish can certainly be traced to the middle of the 13th century. The parish was first mentioned in 1329. Sysmä parish was separated from Hollola at the end of the 14th century. Hollola is first mentioned in 1442. At the beginning of the 15th century, the Asikkala and Tennilä (Kärkölä) chapels were separated from Hollola. In the early 16th century, the parish and Nyby (Nastol) chapel were separated from Hollola. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Construction of the church began in 1495 and is one of the oldest medieval stone churches in Finland.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Herrala, Hollola, Kalliola, Kukkila, Manskivi, Okeroinen, Paimela, Sairakkala, Sipilä, Tennilä, Vesala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Asikkala, Hämeenkoski, Kärkölä, Nastola, Orimattila

Census

 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1750-1894 (*); Hollolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1756-1850 (*); Hollolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1770-1869 (*); Hollolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1870-1905 (*); Hollolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Hollola at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Hollola 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