Kemijärvi Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kemijärvi is a municipality of Finland. Surrounding municipalities are Pelkosenniemi in the north, Salla in the east, Posio in the south and Rovaniemi in the west. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The first Finnish settlement in the area was in 1580. The parish of Kemijärvi was separated from the parish of Kemi in 1779 and the municipality of Kemijärvi was founded in 1871.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hanhikoski, Isokylä, Javarus, Joutsijärvi, Juujärvi, Kemijärvi, Kostamo, Kuusivaara, Luusua, Soppela, Suomulahti, Vuostimo.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Pelkosenniemi, Salla, Posio, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä

Church Records

 * 1565-1957 (*); Kemijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1698-1861 (*); Kemijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1710-1875 (*); Kemijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1848-1905 (*); Kemijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kemijärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kemijärvi 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