Sortavala Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sortavala is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Sortavla in the Sortavala District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The Swedish name is Sordavala.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Airanne, Airinniemi-Riekkala, Airinniemi-Tuokslahti, Anjala, Haapalampi, Haavus, Hakala, Heikkurinsaari, Helylä, Hietainen, Hotinlahti, Hympölä, Ihaksela, Janaslahti, Jurkansaari, Kannas, Karmala, Kasinlahti, Kekrinlahti, Kellomaniemi, Kiimamäki, Kiislahti, Kuokkaniemi, Kymölä, Lahdenkylä, Lavijärvi, Leppäselkä, Liikola, Lohioja, Loplola, Melloinen, Myllykylä, Mäkisalo, Möntsölänsalmi, Nukuttalahti, Ojavoinen, Orjatlahti, Otsoinen, Parola, Pellotsalo, Pieni Rytty, Pieni Tulola, Pohjus, Poikelus, Purovaara, Putsinlahti, Rantue, Rautakangas, Rautalahti, Riekkala, Saarajärvi, Sinilä, Sipilänsalmi, Soukanranta, Suikasenlahti, Suuri Rytty, Suuri Tulola, Telkinniemi, Tokkarlahti, Tuhkala, Tukianmäki, Tuoksjärvi, Tuokslahti, Uijalanranta, Vakkolahti, and Yhinlahti.

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

Surnames
1723 1825 1840

Surrounding Parishes
Ruskeala, Harlu, Impilahti, Valamo, Jaakkima, Uukuniemi, Sortavalan kaupunkiseurakunta

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
 * 1722-1890 (*); Sortavalan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1850 (*); Sortavalan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1757-1909 (*); Sortavalan maaseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1791-1867 (*); Sortavalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1805-1855 (*); Kuopion hiippakunnan kreikkalaiskatoliset seurakunnat at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1817-1948 (*); Sortavalan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1832-1909 (*); Sortavalan maaseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1861-1900 (*); Sortavalan maaseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1861-1900 (*); Sortavalan kaupunkiseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sortavala at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

Court Records

 * 1623-1749 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Karjalan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1673-1706 (*); Raastuvanoikeus (Sortavala) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1832-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Sortavalan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1886-1918 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Sortavalan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1886-1918 (*); Kansallisarkisto (Helsinki) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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