Vihti Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vihti is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of the province of Southern Finland, approximately 30 miles northwest of the capital city Helsinki. Its seat is Nummela. The oldest written records of Vihti date from 1433, and the parish was founded in 1507. The original church was built in the early 1500s and consecrated to St. Birgitta. The current Vihti church was built to replace it in 1772. The Swedish name is Vichtis.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Huhmari, Merramäki, Nummela, Ojakkala, Otalampi, Selki, Tervalampi, Vanjärvi, Vihti, Vihtijärvi, Yliseppä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Pyhäjärvi, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siunto, Lohja, Nummi, Pusula

Census

 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1644-1852 (*); Vihdin 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
 * 1670-1931 (*); Vihdin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1707-1860 (*); Vihdin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1861-1903 (*); Vihdin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Vihti - Vichtis at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Vihti - Vichtis 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