Maarianhamina Parish, Ahvenanmaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Mariehamn was founded in 1861, around the village of Övernäs, in what was at the time part of the municipality of Jomala. The city has since expanded and incorporated more of Jomala territory. Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 88% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Maarianhamina

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. There are twenty-seven districts in Maarianhamina: There are eight villages in Maarianhamina: Dalkarby, Espholm, Hindersböle, Styrsö, Sviby, Svinö, Ytternäs, and Övernäs.

Surrounding Parishes
Jomala, Lemland

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Mariehamn - Maarianhamina 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

Taxation Records

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