Längelmäki Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Längelmäki was also known as Längelmä between 1500 and 1510 and is a former municipality of Finland. Längelmäki was divided in 2007 between Jämsä and Orivesi. Längelmäki is situated by the lake Längelmävesi, from which it has got also its name. The administrative center of Längelmäki was the village of Länkipohja. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Eräslahti, Längelmäki, Länkipohja, Päijälä, Västilä.

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

Church Records

 * 1640-1899 (*); Längelmäen 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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1694-1879 (*); Längelmäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1730-1867 (*); Längelmäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1861-1907 (*); Längelmäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Längelmäki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Längelmäki 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