Jaala Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Jaala is a former municipality of Finland and was unilingually Finnish. In 2009, the six municipalities of Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala were consolidated to form a new municipality named Kouvola, which, with a population of over 80,000, became the tenth largest city in Finland. The current church was built in 1878.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Ansalahti, Haapalahti, Hartola, Honnila, Huhdasjärvi, Jaala, Karijärvi, Kimola, Paljakka, Palojärvi, Siikakoski, Taipale, Uimila, and Vesala. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Jaala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Heinola municipal parish, Heinola rural parish, Iitti, Kuusankoski, Mäntyharju, Valkeala

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
 * 1877-1905 (*); Jaalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Jaala at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Jaala 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