Kymi Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kymi is a former municipality in Finland. In 1977 along with Karhula it was annexed to Kotka. The chapel at Kyminkartano estate was probably built around 1440. Kymi received its own independent parish in 1642. The first church was replaced with one built in the village of Helilä in the 1720s. This church burned down in February 1837. The next church was destroyed by arson while still under construction in 1843. In 1848 work commenced on a new stone church in 1848, which completed in 1851.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Eskola, Helilä, Huruksela, Jäppilä, Kaarniemi, Kalliokoski, Kaukola, Kierikkala, Korkeakoski, Kurittula, Kuutsalo, Lankila, Marinkylä, Metsäkylä, Mussalo, Parikka, Pernoo, Pihkoo, Ruonola, Saksala, Sunila, Sutela, and Ylänummi. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Halla, Huruksela, Juurikorpi, Karhula, Kirkkomaansaari, Korkeakoski, Kuutsalo, Kymi, Kyminlinna, Mussalo, Sunila, Sutela, Suulisniemi, Suurtavastila, Tavastila.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Sippola, Hamina, Haapasaari, Pyhtää, Anjala, Kotka

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
 * 1695-1852 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1695-1898 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1781-1872 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1860-1905 (*); Kymin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kymi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kymi - Kymmene 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

Guardianship Records

 * 1723-1746 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1827-1865 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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