Värtsilä Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Värtsilä is a former Finnish municipality which merged with the municipality of Tohmajärvi in 2005. Settlement in the area began in the 15th century. The chapel was served by the priest assigned to Tohmajärvi until 1909. A factory congregation (tehdasseurakunta) to serve workers at Värtsilä Ruukki was established in 1865.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kenraalinkylä, Värtsilä.

Other villages in Värtsilä were:
 * Juvanjoenkylä
 * Kakunkylä (Kakunvaara), Kaustajärvi, Kenraalinkylä
 * Patsola
 * Uusikylä
 * Värtsilä

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

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
 * 1867-1901 (*); Värtsilän tehdasseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Värtsilä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Värtsilä 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