Ruotsinsalmi Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ruotsinsalmi (Ruotsinsalmen merilinnoitus, Swedish: Svensksund) is a naval fortification in Kotka, Finland. It consists of Fort Katarina (Fort Elisabeth) on Varissaari Island, and Fort Slava on Kukouri Island. It was part of the fortification system of South-Eastern Finland built by the Russians after the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 (Gustav III's War, Finninsh:Kustaa III:n sota). In 1855 the combined British-French fleet destroyed part of the fort. FamilySearch has records of the for soldiers stationed there.

Villages
There are no villages in this parish as it was a military base.

Surrounding Parishes
Kotka, Kymi

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
 * 1795-1855 (*); Ruotsinsalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

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