Lavia Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Lavia is a former municipality of Finland, In 2015 it was merged with the municipality of Pori. Lavia was formed as chapel parish to Mouhijärvi in 1823, and it became an independent parish in 1870.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haunia, Kalliala, Kulmio, Lavia, Riuttala, Yliputto.

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

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
 * 1821-1922 (*); Lavian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1827-1860 (*); Lavian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1827-1899 (*); Lavian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1863-1907 (*); Lavian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Lavia at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Lavia 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