Kaarlela Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kaarlela, until 1927 Kokkola rural municipality, (Kokkolan maalaiskunta, Swedish: Gamlakarleby landskommun) is a former Finnish municipality. In 1969 it was joined to Kaarlela, and in 1977 the municipality was merged to Kokkola. The Swedish name is Karleby.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kaarlela, Karleby, Oivu, Rimmi, Röyhiö, Sokoja, Såka, Åivo.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. 1721 1860

Church Records

 * 1560-1936 (*); Kaarlelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1654-1859 (*); Kaarlelan 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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1866 (*); Kaarlelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1824-1905 (*); Kaarlelan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kaarlela - Karleby (Kokkolan msrk) 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