Brändö Parish, Ahvenanmaa, Finland Genealogy

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

Indexed Collections
FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Suomen Sukututkimusseura = Genealogical Society of Finland - HisKi: Brändö, More information about the parish
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Taxation

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

FamilySearch Library

 * Brändön seurakunta,
 * Brändön seurakunta,
 * Brändön seurakunta,

History
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Björnholma, Brändö, Torsholma, Åva.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. • 3 Surrounding Parishes Kustavi - Gustavs, Houtskär - Houtskari, Iniö,Kumlinge, Sottunga, Vårdö

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