Parikkala Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Parikkala is a municipality of Finland. Parikkala became an independent parish in the year 1617. The municipality includes three Orthodox chapels (tsasouna), St. John the Baptist in the village of Parikkala, Peter and Paul in Koitsanlahti, the Holy Family in Akkakallio. After World War II one-third of Parikkala's area was ceded to the Soviet Union. The area included the villages of Lamminsalo, Koitsansalo, Syväoro, and parts of Lamminkylä, Poutala, and Tyrjä. In 2004 the municipalities of Parikkala, Saari, and Uukuniemi merged to form a new Parikkala municipality. The current church which was completed in 1817 is the fourth in the parish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapaoja, Joukio, Koitsanlahti, Melkoniemi, Parikkala, Rasvaniemi, Särkisalmi, Tarnala, Tiviä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Punkaharju, Saari, Jaakima, Kurkijoki, Hiitola, Simpele, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti, Sääminki

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
 * 1765-1860 (*); Parikkalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1779-1916 (*); Parikkalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1780-1865 (*); Parikkalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1838-1900 (*); Parikkalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Parikkala at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Parikkala 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