Viiala Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Viiala municipality was formed in 1932 from parts of Lempäälä, Vesilahti and Akaa. The area of Viiala expanded to its final form in connection with the abolition of the old Akaa municipality in 1946. Earlier, in 1926, Viialaa's own parish had already been established. The congregation got its first vicar in 1938. At first, the prayer room completed in 1906 served as the church, until the Viiala church designed by architect Jaakko Tähtinen was completed in 1950.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Viiala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Lempäälä, Akaa, Kylmäkoski, Urjala, Vesilahti

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

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