Turku Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Turku is a city on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. Turku was settled during the 13th century and founded most likely at the end of the 13th century, making it the oldest city in Finland. It quickly became the most important city in Finland, a status it retained for hundreds of years. After Finland became part of the Russian Empire in 1809, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland was moved to Helsinki in 1812, Turku continued to be the most populous city in Finland until the end of the 1840s, and it remains a regional capital and an important business and cultural center. The city is officially bilingual as 5.2 percent of its population identify Swedish as a mother-tongue. The Swedish name is Åbo.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kupittaa, Kuppis, Lauste, Pansio, Raunistula, Turku, Åbo.

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

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1850-55

Census

 * 1722-1760 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1723-1850 (*); Lääninhallitus (Turun ja Porin lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1771-1916 (*); Kaupunginarkisto (Turku) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1335-1735 (*); Tuomiokapituli (Turku) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1616-1906 (*); Turun tuomiokirkkoseurakunta 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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1689-1881 (*); Turun tuomiokirkon suomalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1689-1935 (*); Turun tuomiokirkon suomalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1690-1865 (*); Turun linnaseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1736-1850 (*); Turun tuomiokirkon ruotsalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1736-1868 (*); Turun tuomiokirkon ruotsalainen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1755-1860 (*); Tuomiokapituli (Turku) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1758-1821 (*); Turun linnaseurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1762-1860 (*); Tuomiokapituli (Turku) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1805-1810 (*); Turun laivasto at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1808-1904 (*); Turun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1836 (*); Tuomiokapituli (Turku) 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