Forssa Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. The name Forssa comes from the Swedish word fors, meaning rapids. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Forssa was created in 1923, when it was separated from the municipality of Tammela. The church was built between 1914 and 1917 and consecrated 15 September, 1918. The Forssa company contributed to the construction of the church. They wanted to build their own church for the employees so that they didn't have to travel to Tammela to go to church.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Forssa, Haisio, Kalsu.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Koijärvi, Tammela, Jokioinen

Census

 * 1539-1713 (*) 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
 * 1874-1905 (*); Forssa Oy:n Kutomo ja Kehräämö at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Forssa at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &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