Kymenlaakso Genealogical Records

Kymenlaakso Birth & Baptism Records

Finland Baptism Index (1657-1890)

An index to close to 4.8 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Kymenlaakso Marriage & Divorce Records

Finland Marriage Index (1682-1892)

An index to over 600,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Kymenlaakso Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Finland Burial Index (1725-1909)

An index of around 100,000 burial records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Kymenlaakso

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Kymenlaakso Immigration & Travel Records

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Kymenlaakso Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Kymenlaakso Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Kymenlaakso Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Kymenlaakso Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kymenlaakso

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Kymenlaakso Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Kymenlaakso Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Kymenlaakso Reference Works

Nordic Names (1000 BC-Present)

A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.

Most Common Surnames in Kymenlaakso

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Finland
1Mäkelä9861:1735.15%6
2Hämäläinen8771:1954.51%5
3Seppälä8131:2109.83%63
4Virtanen8031:2133.46%2
5Heikkilä7021:2434.82%16
6Niemi6571:2604.55%17
7Peltola6361:2698.61%78
8Lehtinen6341:2704.04%12
9Nieminen6201:2762.91%3
10Anttila5491:3115.57%41
11Laine5401:3162.92%7
12Koskinen5271:3242.97%9
13Korhonen5141:3322.13%1
14Tuominen4811:3553.67%22
15Mäkinen4731:3612.24%4
15Salminen4731:3613.18%14
17Järvinen4721:3622.82%11
18Toikka4591:37228.90%549
19Ahola4561:3756.22%84
20Laitinen4491:3813.20%19
21Vanhala4331:39526.74%538
22Mattila4221:4053.37%28
23Kujala4171:4108.37%144
24Lehtonen4051:4222.40%10
25Rämä3981:42957.35%1,235
26Niemelä3861:4434.63%61
26Vainio3861:4435.48%88
28Puhakka3831:44612.99%281
29Rantala3781:4524.32%58
30Saarinen3661:4672.43%13
31Harju3551:4815.62%104
31Turunen3551:4812.57%20
33Rantanen3541:4832.76%25
34Hänninen3531:4844.45%67
34Salonen3531:4842.49%18
36Mikkola3431:4985.01%94
37Savolainen3401:5032.60%23
38Pakkanen3371:50718.19%462
39Aalto3351:5103.80%55
40Karhu3341:5127.21%156
41Salo3311:5162.54%24
42Korpela3291:5196.59%142
43Heinonen3051:5602.06%15
43Jaakkola3051:5605.98%138
45Huovila3041:56230.86%882
46Lahtinen3011:5682.70%32
47Peltonen3001:5703.42%57
48Immonen2911:5874.38%99
49Räsänen2901:5892.51%30
50Aho2851:6003.88%83
51Koskela2841:6023.76%73
51Pitkänen2841:6022.63%33
53Laakso2831:6043.05%48
54Ojala2821:6062.70%35
55Nurminen2811:6084.19%97
56Eerola2781:61512.63%392
57Marttila2771:6177.14%195
58Laurila2731:6264.85%123
59Heikkinen2711:6311.47%8
60Manninen2661:6422.80%45
61Häkkinen2621:6525.08%136
61Laaksonen2621:6522.69%44
63Hovi2611:65516.04%537
63Pulkkinen2611:6553.13%60
65Honkanen2601:6573.98%100
66Seppä2581:66210.71%355
67Ristola2571:66528.43%954
68Leinonen2541:6732.55%38
68Mänttäri2541:67338.96%1,315
70Porkka2531:67524.63%852
71Turkia2521:67839.44%1,340
72Hietala2501:6844.94%140
72Jokinen2501:6841.97%26
74Leppänen2471:6922.38%36
74Sihvola2471:69232.54%1,135
76Partanen2461:6952.80%56
76Suomalainen2461:6957.37%242
78Lehto2431:7032.61%47
79Karjalainen2421:7061.97%29
79Paavola2421:7066.98%234
81Lahti2371:7213.18%76
81Toivonen2371:7212.60%50
83Penttilä2331:7336.30%214
84Heiskanen2321:7373.35%90
84Jääskeläinen2321:7373.88%112
84Oksanen2321:7373.25%87
87Ahonen2311:7402.05%31
88Miettinen2291:7461.80%27
89Liikkanen2271:75354.57%1,974
90Lonka2261:75639.72%1,512
90Salmi2261:7562.94%71
90Simola2261:7569.07%336
93Kinnunen2251:7601.67%21
93Kärkkäinen2251:7603.06%80
95Kiiski2181:78410.92%426
96Halme2161:7916.64%253
97Kallio2141:7992.17%39
98Hartikainen2121:8062.35%52
99Forsell2091:81828.02%1,158
99Halonen2091:8182.80%74
99Pekkola2091:81827.76%1,146
102Hasu2081:82244.54%1,802
103Takala2061:8305.56%213
104Rissanen2051:8342.48%62
105Ollikainen2041:8385.81%229
106Holopainen2021:8463.40%114
107Heino2011:8503.19%105
107Tilli2011:85032.52%1,388
109Väisänen2001:8542.03%40
110Leskinen1991:8592.71%81
110Piispa1991:85930.57%1,320
110Suurnäkki1991:85967.00%2,635
110Ukkola1991:85921.80%947
114Ikonen1981:8632.69%81
114Kokkonen1981:8633.10%102
116Huttunen1971:8682.52%68
117Johansson1961:8722.86%92
118Luoma1951:8764.96%192
119Eskola1901:8995.21%219