Forssa Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland and it is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland Helsinki, Turku and Tampere, in the province of Southern Finland and is also part of the Tavastia Proper region. The name Forssa comes from the Swedish word fors, meaning rapids. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Forssa, Haisio, Kalsu.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.
 * Haudankorva
 * Järvenpää
 * Kuhala, Kuusto
 * Linikkala, Lunttila
 * Talsoila
 * Veremä

Related Sources
Finland Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Taxation

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

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Finland.
 * Finland Guided Research
 * Finland Research Tips and Strategies
 * Finland Record Finder
 * Finland Handwriting
 * Finland Letter Writing Guide