Akaa Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

Indexed Collections
FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Suomen Sukututkimusseura = Genealogical Society of Finland - HisKi: Sund, More information about the parish
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Taxation

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

History
The Swedish name of Akaa parish is Ackas. The village became independent of Sääksmäki in 1483. In 1946 the village was incorporated into Toijala. It was recreated on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the municipality of Viiala were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazeteer. • 3

Surrounding Parishes
Lempäälä, Sääksmäki, Kalvola, Urjala, Kylmäkoski, Viiala

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