Inari Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Inari is Finland's largest municipality by area and one of the most sparsely populated. There are four official languages recognized, three of which are Sami dialects, more than any other in the country. The first Finnish settlement was established in 1758. The Swedish name is Enare.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Inari, Ivalo, Kaamanen, Kaunispää, Laanila, Menesjärvi, Nellim, Paljakainen, Riutula, Törmänen, Virtaniemi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Utsjoki, Petsamo, Sodankylä, Kittilä, Enontekiö

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
 * 1731-1870 (*); Inarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1731-1885 (*); Inarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1731-1899 (*); Inarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Inari - Enare at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Inari - Enare at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1815-1868 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lapin tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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