Kihniö Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kihniö is a municipality in Finland. The first farm named in the village is Linna in 1557. The village was originally associated with Ikaalinen parish. The church was completed in 1916 and the municipality became independent at the beginning of September 1918.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kihniö, Linnankylä, Puska.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Parkano, Virrat, Kuru

Census

 * 1540-1639 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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

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