Sodankylä Parish, Lappi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sodankylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Finnish national road 5. Neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aska, Jesiö, Kelujärvi, Kersilö, Kierinki, Korvanen, Lokka, Luusua, Moskuvaara, Orakylä, Petkula, Rajala, Riipi, Sattanen, Siltaharju, Sodankylä, Syväjärvi, Torvinen, Unari, Unarin-Luusua, Vaalajärvi, Vuojärvi, Vuotso.

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

Church Records

 * 1602-1948 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1729-1850 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1731-1881 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1882-1900 (*); Sodankylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sodankylä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sodankylä 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