Veteli Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Veteli is a municipality of Finland. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The first church was built in 1639, a replacement in 1679-1680. The existing church was built in 1839. The Swedish name is Vetil.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapasalo, Polso, Pulkkinen, Räyrinki, Tunkkari, Veteli, Vähäkainu.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kaustinen, Halsua, Perho, Vimpeli, Lappajärvi, Evijärvi, Teerijärvi

Church Records

 * 1639-1949 (*); Vetelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1673-1852 (*); Vetelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1729-1862 (*); Vetelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1773-1909 (*); Vetelin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Veteli - Vetil at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Veteli - Vetil 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