Vehkalahti Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vehkalahti is a former municipality surrounding the town of Hamina in south-eastern Finland. At the beginning of 2003 Hamina and Vehkalahti combined to form a new town of Hamina. The southern parts of Karelia are known to be the oldest parts of modern Finland with settlements. First markings of Vehkalahti as a continuous settlement or village are dated in 1336, when it has become a major place for east/west trading. The Swedish name is Veckelax.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Brakila, Hietakylä, Husula, Husupyöli, Ihamaa, Kannusjärvi, Kitula, Kolsila, Kuorsalo, Lankila, Metsäkylä, Myllykylä, Mäntlahti, Neuvottoma, Onkamaa, Paijärvi, Pampyöli, Poitsila, Pyhältö, Pyöli, Pyötsaari, Reitkalli (Bredskall), Salmenkylä (Strömsby), Salmi, Sivatti, Summa, Tammio, Turkia, Töytäri, Vehkajärvi, and Vilniemi. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hillo, Kannusjärvi, Kolsila, Kuorsalo, Metsäkylä, Mäenlahti, Mäntlahti, Neuvottoma, Paijärvi, Pyhättö, Reitkali, Summa, Turkia, Vehkalahti, Vilniemi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Hamina, Sippola, Miehikkälä, Virolahti, Haapasaari, Kymi, Kotka

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
 * 1697-1913 (*); Vehkalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1737-1851 (*); Vehkalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1744-1875 (*); Valkjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1857-1900 (*); Vehkalahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Vehkalahti - Veckelax at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Vehkalahti - Veckelax 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