Kristiinankaupunki Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kristiinankaupunki is a city in Finland. The city was initially called Koppöstad. On March 1, 1651, Governor General Peter Brahe renamed the city Kristiinankaupungiksi (Swedish: Christinae Stadh). The Swedish name is Kristinestad.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kristiina, Kristinestad.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Tiukka

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
 * 1685-1897 (*); Kristiinankaupungin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1860 (*); Kristiinankaupungin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1728-1865 (*); Kristiinankaupungin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kristiinankaupunki - Kristinestad at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kristinestads stadsförs - Kristiina at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1640-1814 (*); Raastuvanoikeus (Oulu) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1664-1860 (*); Raastuvanoikeus (Kristiinankaupunki) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1748-1805 (*); Erikoistuomioistuimet (Kristiinankaupunki) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1918 (*); Kansallisarkisto (Helsinki) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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