Jääski Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Jääski is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. In 1948 the part of Jääski that remained in Finland was renamed Imatra  On January 13, 1949 the Russia portion Jääski was renamed Lesogorsky. On December 9, 1960 Lesogorsky District was abolished and merged into Vyborgsky District. The Swedish name is Jäskis.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahola, Ahtiala, Ahvola, Eevala, Einola, Haikola, Hallikkala, Hirslampi, Hyppölä, Hämälälä, Ihalempiälä, Jakola, Jakovala, Järvenkylä, Kamajauhola, Kaplahala, Kasila, Kemppilä, Kiljolanmaa, Kirkonkylä, Kiurula, Kokkola, Kostiala, Kuurmanpohja, Kyyrölä, Kärenniemi, Kärkkäälä, Kärättilä, Laitila, Laukkala, Littula, Lokkarila, Lottola, Myllölä, Niemi, Näträmälä, Oravala, Pajarila, Patjaala, Pelkola, Penttilä, Pieppola, Puujalkala, Päähkälä, Ranssila, Riikola, Rikkola, Rossila, Rouhiala, Räikkölä, Seppälä, Soperonmaa, Suikkala, Sunila, Teppanala, Tollola, Velkula, Vetelälä, Virola ja Virolansalo.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Ruokolahti, Kirvu, Antrea (St. Andree), Viipurin mlk (Viborgs landsförsamling), Viipuri (Viborg), Nuijamaa, Joutseno

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
 * 1681-1851 (*); Jääsken seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1681-1879 (*); Jääsken seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1692-1919 (*); Jääsken seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1867-1905 (*); Jääsken seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Jääski at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &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