Sievi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sievi is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Sievi was originally part of Kalajoki parish, established as a chapel in 1645, with the first church built in 1654. In 1862, Sievi separated from Kalajoki to become an independent congregation called Evijärvi.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Evijärvi, Haikola (kirkonkylä), Jyrinki, Kiiskilä, Kukonkylä, Sievi, and Sikala. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Jyrinki, Kiiskilä, Kiiskilampi, Sievi, Vanhakirkko.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Alavieska, Ylivieska, Nivala, Happajärvi, Reisjärvi, Lestijärvi, Toholampi, Kannus, Rautio

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
 * 1722-1860 (*); Sievin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1858 (*); Sievin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1910 (*); Sievin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1861-1899 (*); Sievin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sievi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sievi 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