Laihia Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Laihia is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm. Laihia is within the economical region of the neighbouring city Vaasa. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Only 79 people speak Swedish as a native language. Most inhabitants speak a dialect typical of this region. In 1508, the Laihia chapel congregation was founded and the first church in the locality was inaugurated. The first church was in use for almost a century and a half, until the second church was completed in 1642. The Swedish name is Laihela.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alapää, Haapala, Jakkula, Keskikunta, Kylänpää, Laihia, Poola.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Vähäkyrö, Isokyrö, Ilmajoki, Kurikka, Jurva, Pirttikylä, Maalahti, Sulva, Mustasaari, Vaasa

Church Records

 * 1500-1899 (*); Laihian 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
 * 1690-1850 (*); Laihian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1865 (*); Laihian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1734-1906 (*); Laihian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Laihia - Laihela at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Laihia - Laihela 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