Helsinki Military Parishes, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

Military Congregations
Lutheran congregations were established for military units based in the city. These congregations served the religious needs of the soldiers in the same way a conventional parish would and kept their own parish registers. The congregations on this page are found in the FamilySearch Catalog with the subject heading "Finland, Uusimaa, Helsinki - Church records", even though some of them were located in areas ceded to the Soviet Union, and not in Helsinki.

The tables below list all the military units where the FamilySearch Catalog record uses this subject heading. The links in the Images column will open a new window where you can see those images. The links in the FamilySearch Catalog Record column will open a new window where you can see the original FamilySearch Catalog record where the collection was described with addtional publication information.

Units in this table are organized using the equivalent English-language name. Their official Finnish and Swedish names are listed in each section. In some cases there is an Also known as Finnish name listed which was used in the FamilySearch Catalog. Most military units had their names changed several times over their existence. Information on those names can be found on the Genealogical Society of Finland's site at the Hiski link in each section.

1st Finnish Naval Supply Base
Finnish: Ensimmäinen Suomen meriekipaasi, Swedish: Första finska sjöekipaget. Also known as Suomen Meriekipaasi. More information about the unit can be found at Hiski.

3rd Finnish Sniper Brigade
Finnish: 3. Suomalainen tarkk'ampujaprikaati, Swedish: 3. Finska skarpskyttebrigaden. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi

Bomarsund Fortress
Finnish: Skarpans, Swedish:	Skarpan. Also called Skarpans. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Estonian and Lithuanian Units
Finnish: Virolais-Lättilainen sotilaat, Swedish: Estnisk-Lettiska militär. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi

Finnish Dragoon Regiment
Finnish: Suomen rakuunarykmentti, Swedish: Finska rakuunarykmentti. Also known as  Rakuunarykmenti. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Finnish Guard
Finnish: Suomen Kaarti, Swedish: Finska gardet. Also known as Viipurin jääkärirykmentti. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Finnish Sniper Battalion
Finnish: Suomen tarkk'ampujapataljoona, Swedish: Finska skarpskyttebataljonen. Also known as Suomen krenatööritarkkampujapataljoonan. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Hämeenlinna Artillery
Finnish: Hämeenlinnan tykistö, Swedish: Tavastehus Artilleri. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Hamilton's Regiment
Finnish: Hamiltonin rykmentti, Swedish: Hamiltonska regementet. Also known as Leskikuningattaren henkirykmentti. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Hanko Castle
Finnish: Hangon linna, Swedish: Hangö slott. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Jägerhorn Regiment
Finnish: Jägerhornin rykmentti, Swedish: Jägerhornska regementet. Also known as Flemingin rykmentti. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi

Karelian Light Dragoon Regiment
Finnish: Karjalan rakuunarykmentti, Swedish: Karelska lätta dragonregementet. Also known as Karjalan kevyt rakuunarykmentti. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Kyminlinna Fortress
Finnish: Ruotsinsalmi, Swedish: Svensksund. Also known as Ruotsinsalmi ja Kymin linnoitus. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Loviisa Artillery
Finnish: Loviisan tykistö, Swedish: Lovisa artilleri. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Nyland and Tavastehus County Cavalry Regiment
Finnish: Uudenmaan ja Hämeen läänin rakuunarykmentti, Swedish: Nylands och Tavastehus läns dragonregemente. Also known as Uudenmaa ja Häme rakuunarykmentti. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Suomenlinna Artillery Regiment
Finnish: Viapori tykistö, Swedish: Sveaborgs artilleriregemente. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Suomenlinna Fortress
Finnish: Viaporin linnoituksen, Swedish: Sveaborgs fästning. Also known as Viaporin linnoituksen (ml. ulkomaiset seurakunnat). More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.

Turku Naval Squadron
Finnish: Laivaston Turun eskaaderi, Swedish: Flottans Åbo eskader. More information about the unit can be found at HisKi.