Iisalmi Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Iisalmi is a town and municipality in the Region of Northern Savonia in Finland. Iisalmi traces its roots back to 1627, when the parish of Iisalmi was formed around the local church. In the 18th century, when Finland was under Swedish control, Sweden was frequently at war with Imperial Russia, and the area of Koljonvirta in Iisalmi was a battlefield on which one of the greatest Swedish victories occurred. Iisalmi gained its status as a town in 1891.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Iisalmi, Kotikylä, Kurenpolvi, Lappetelä, Partala, Peltosalmi, Poromäki, Pörsänmäki, Runni, Ruotaanmäki, Ryhälänmäki, Soinlahti, Taipale, Ulmala, Viitaa, Ylemmäinen.

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

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images