Somerniemi Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The first church was built in 1682 as a chapel annexed to Somero parish. The existing church was built in 1813. In 1901 it became its own parish, separate from Somero. On 1 January 1977 it was merged with Somero municipality in Turku-Pori. The estates of Palikainen and Kopila are located in Somerniemi. The Swedish name of this place is Sommarnäs.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Palikainen, Somerniemi.

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

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Surrounding Parishes
Tammela, Pusula, Nummi, Kiikala, Somero

Related Sources
Finland Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Taxation

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

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