Joutsa Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Joutsa is a municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are, Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka. The municipality of Leivonmäki was consolidated with Joutsa on January 1, 2008 and is unilingually Finnish. In 1775, Joutsa was part of Kymmengård County and Mikkeli county in 1831. In 1960, Joutsa was incorporated into the then established Central Finland County (Keski-Suomi). After Central Finland County was abolished in 1997, Joutsa was added to Western Finland County (Länsi-Suomi) County.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Joutsa, Mieskonmäki, Pappinen, Pärnämäki, Uimaniemi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Leivonmäki, Kangasniemi, Hirvensalmi, Pertunmaa, Hartola, Luhanka

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
 * 1793-1863 (*); Joutsan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1793-1879 (*); Joutsan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1849-1960 (*); Joutsan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Joutsa at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; 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