Joutseno Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Joutseno is a former town and municipality of Finland and is unilingually Finnish. Joutseno parish was established in 1639 from Taipalsaari parish. As part of the Peace of Moscow most of Viipuri County was ceded to Russia. The portion of Jääski which remained in Finland was annexed to Joutseno parish. Joutseno was consolidated with Lappeenranta on Jan 1, 2009 when a referendum was held, by public demand, before the amalgamation and the result was 73.9% against joining Lappeenranta. The referendum result was not considered binding, however, and the merger was carried out.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Anola, Arpolahti, Eiskola, Haukilahti, Hyvättilä, Hämäläinen, Jokela, Joutseno (Kirkonkylä), Jänhiälä, Karhula, Karjalainen, Karsturanta, Kesola, Kohoniemi, Korpi, Korvenkanta, Kähärilä, Leppälä, Lipiälä, Luukulkkula, Meltola, Mietinsaari, Myllärilä, Nevala, Nyrkkölä, Parjala, Pätilä, Ravattila, Roiskola, Soljala, Suokumaa, Tiimola, Tiuruniemi, Tujula, Vesikkola, and Virkkilä. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahvenlampi, Joutseno, Jänhiälä, Konnunsuo, Kähärilä, Rauha, Tiuruniemi.

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

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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
 * 1684-1881 (*); Joutsenon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1735-1870 (*); Joutsenon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1736-1853 (*); Joutsenon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1870-1899 (*); Joutsenon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Joutseno at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Joutseno 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