Alatornio Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Alatornio is a former Finnish municipality. It was merged with Tornio in 1973. The town of Tornio was separated from Alatornio in 1621. Karunki was separated from Alatornio in 1745. The first church was built on the current site perhaps as early as the beginning of the 13th century. It is known with certainty that there was a wooden church on the site no later than 1316. The Alatornio church was built in its current form between 1794 and 1797. The Swedish name is Nedertorneå.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alatornio, Alavojakkala, Arpela, Kaakamo, Kourilehto, Kuusiluoto, Kyläjoki, Liakka, Röyttä, Ylivojakkala.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. 1727 Henkikirjat 1850 Henkikirjat - Russian Side

Surrounding Parishes
Ylitornio, Tervola, Keminmaa, Kemi, Tornio, Karunki

Census

 * 1734-1750 (*); Lääninhallitus (Lapin lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1617-1919 (*); Alatornion 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
 * 1683-1860 (*); Alatornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1750-1879 (*); Alatornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1860-1900 (*); Alatornion seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Alatornio - Nedertorneå at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Alatornio - Nedertorneå at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1728-1807 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Länsipohjan pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kemin tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1811-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Tornion tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Guardianship Records

 * 1728-1807 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Länsipohjan pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kemin tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1811-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Tornion tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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