Riihimäki Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
In the 18th century, there were crofts of the Kara and Ryttylä manors in the Haapahuhta area. Riihimäki was established around the Riihimäki railway station by the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway, and is one of the original stations on Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, which opened in 1862. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Monni, Riihimäki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Hausjärvi, Hyvinkää, Loppi, Janakkala

Census

 * 1539-1639 (*) 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

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
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images