Virtasalmi Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Virtasalmi is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2004, it was joined to the new municipality of Pieksänmaa with Jäppilä and Pieksämäki rural municipality.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following village were found in this parish: Hällinmäki, Kaitainen, Längelmäki, Montola, Narila, Pohjoismäki, Tikkalanmäki, Valkeamäki, Vehmaskylä, Virtasalmi, and Väisälä.

As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hällinmäki, Loukolampi, Virtasalmi, Väisälä.

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

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
 * 1890-1899 (*); Virtasalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &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