Haparanda Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Haparanda Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
This church recording district within the Nedertorneå-Haparanda parish was created in 1928. In 1975 it was combined with Nedertorneå. The Haparanda church recording district was disolved on December 31, 1976. Jurisdictional information is from Nedertorneå. The Finnish name for Nedertorniå parish is Alatornio.

(2) The city of Haparanda was first established as a köping (market town) in 1827. In 1842, the köping received city rights.

Nedertorneå and Haparanda were considered to be separate parishes, but with a common church. Haparanda is mentioned in the church registers for city parish. Special house examination books for Haparanda began to be kept in 1836. Special birth, marriage and death registers (so-called ministerial registers) for the city began to be kept in the 1890s. Before that, they are included in Nedertorneå parish church books, see Nedertorneå church archives.

After an investigation in 1927, the Chamber of Deputies announced that Haparanda and Nedertorneå would be considered a parish. Due to that decision, the church registration district was established on 13 April 1928 in Nedertorneå parish, Haparanda parish.

Within Nedertorneå parish there were three church accounting districts, Seskarö (1923-1976), Haparanda church accounting district (1928-1976) and Nedertorneå church accounting district (1928-1974). When Nedertorneå church accounting district ceased in 1975, it was in Haparanda church accounting district. Haparanda church accounting district in turn ceased on December 31, 1976. For population registration information fr.o.m. 1977, see Nedertorneå-Haparanda church archives (1977-1999).

Haparanda church archives mainly contain population registration documents and a few other documents. Other documents can be found in Nedertorneå Church Archives (-1976)

When Haparanda köping was established in 1827, Krook's homestead no. 2 and a new farm were purchased under the homestead Holm in Haparanda village, Nedertorneå parish. By dispossession due to royal letter in 1834, Haparanda köping was added additional land. However, this was placed in municipal and administrative terms to Nedertorneå parish in 1905 according to a royal letter in 1903. At the same time it was prescribed that certain parts of the homestead 1/3 mtl Krook no. part of the first-mentioned homestead, have been separated from the tribal homestead, will henceforth be excluded from the land register and located in municipal and administrative terms from Nedertorneå parish to Haparanda city. Finally, according to a royal decision in 1919, certain parts of Haparanda village within Nedertorneå parish fr.o.m. in 1920 in administrative, municipal and school terms incorporated with the city of Haparanda.

Place Names
Aava, Aavanperä, Akusjärvi, Alatalo (Joki el. A.), Asplund Benjamin  Daneli  Fjeli  Granvik  Haapaniemi, Haparanda, Hapranda by, Haparanda Stad, Haapasaari, Harrioja el Törmänen, Heiskala, Hemmola, Hovslagare, Huhtasaari, Håka  Innala, Israeli  Jatko, Joki, Joki eller Alatalo, Juhojuntti, Junkkala, Juntti, Jusola, Järvi  Kandomaa, Karhakka, Karsikko, Karsikkojärvi, se även Vähä Karsikkojärvi, Kattilasaari, Keräsjoki, Keräsjänkkä, Kittilä, Klockare, Kohre, Kopukka, Koski, Krook, Kråklund, Kukko, Kurkinen, Kyrkoherdebordet, Kyrkoherdebostället, Kyöstäja   Lahti, Laiva, Lappiniemi, Lass (i) Heikki, Leipijärvi, Leski, Lomakka, Lugnet, Lumpioja, Långträsk se Pitkäjärvi  Maija, Matinlassi, Mikkonen, Mulju, Mursu, Mustaparta, Mäki (i Seskarö kbfd), Mäki (i byn Säivis)  Naartijärvi,  Nedertorneå,  Niemi, Nikkala, Nikkalavainio, Nuoliniemi, Nutikummi eller Sammuli, Närä  Ojala  Palo, Parvaiainen, Pekula, Pelli, Pellikä, Penthaikki, Petersberg, Pietilä, Pitkäjärvi, Piuva, Pojanen, Puodiniemi, Purra (i Nikkala), Purra ( i Mattila), Pyny  Raida, Raidajärvi, Randa ( i Vuono), Randa ( i Nikkala), Randajärvi, Ravaoniemi, Rova, Rudja, Ruona, Ruostetoja  Salmi, Sammuli, Sammuli (Nutikummu eller S.), Sangijärvi, Sattaoja, Sax, Seitsenkaari, Seivits Sävis, Selvä, Selvälä, Seskarö, se Seitsenkaari, Socknearresten pag. 117, Soldatboställen Brushane, Lönnbom, Stridfäldt, Sortti, Sundholmen, Sävis, se Seivits, Sängelä Tano, Tavola, Tikka,  Tjänstfolk pag. 367 & 415, Trumpetare, Tuoma, Törmännen (Harrioja eller T.) Utter  Viiki, Viinala, Vittikko,Vojakkala Övre, Vojakkala Nedre, Vuono här kallat Vuonom, Vuonoja, Vuopio, Vähäviiki, Väätioja  Öystilä, Öystilä eller Tuoma Backstugesittare och hyresfolk, se slutet av resp. byar, Register över i förhörsboken upptagna personer i slutet av vol

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Census Records

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