Åland Islands

Föglö

Land & Livelihood

“Föglö is a group of islands in the southern Åland archipelago.  Sailing ships passed through the islands traveling between Sweden and Finland. When the Åland Islands became part of the Russian Empire in 1809 ships stopped in the port village of Degerby for customs declaration. Imported and exported goods would be cleared here.

Also, the marine pilot station in the village gave navigational assistance through the archipelago.  Steamboats on the Åbo (Turku) to Stockholm route stopped in Degerby and passengers to and from the Åland Islands would embark or disembark.” 1

This attached map of the Föglö Parish in 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 6

Parish Records

HisKi project findings were used as a starting point to identify parish villages.  Then Parish Communion Records of 1870 – 1880, Land Records,  and other resources were used to confirm village and identify farm names.   7,8,9 Because parish communion records are listed by village and farm names and because farm names often were used as a part of a person’s name, it is interesting to note farm names.

To open a printable list of villages and farms (pdf), click here.


Villages & Farms

  1. Kronor

  1. Norrgård
  2. Mellangård
  3. Södergård

  1. Johans / Nedergård

  1. Utgård
  2. Uppgård

  1. Erkas / Mattas

  1. Utgård
  2. Utjord
  3. Enighten
  4. Norrgård
  5. Södergård
  6. Mellangård
  7. Tullkamaren

  1. Hemmings
  2. Jörans

  1. Sodergård / Norrgård

  1. Vestergård
  2. Östergård

  1. Vestergård
  2. Ersas
  3. Henrikas
  4. Daniels
  5. Andersas
  6. Öllas
  7. Pellas
  8. Östergård

  1. Södergård
  2. Norrgård

  1. Södergård
  2. Vestergård
  3. Östergård
  4. Mellangård
  5. Norrgård

No farm names listed

  1. Vestergård
  2. Östergård

  1. Norrgård
  2. Grannas
  3. Östergård
  4. Nästgård
  5. Vestergård
  6. Näversholma

No farm names listed

  1. Vestergård
  2. Norrgård

  1. Prästlandet
  2. Prästgården

  1. Östergård
  2. Vestergård

  1. Östergård
  2. Södergård
  3. Markusas
  4. Hansas
  5. Norrgård

  1. Mellangård
  2. Östergård
  3. Vestergård

  1. Norrgård
  2. Henrikas
  3. Ollas
  4. Utgård
  5. Pellas
  6. Vestergård
  7. Södergård
  8. Backas
  9. Kroks

  1. Pellas
  2. Mellangård
  3. Vestergård

  1. Pellas
  2. Andersas

  1. Ollas
  2. Henrikas
  3. Pellas

Parish History

  •  Föglö was established as a parish during the Roman Catholic period
  • Parish chapels under Föglö parish were Sottunga and Kökar

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Parish Church

Church of Maria Magdalena 2, 3, 4

  • Medieval stone church built during 15th and 16th century, probably around 1500-1520
  • Renovated in 1859-1861 and again in 1968

Image attribution: Philipp2006 / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) 4

Of Interest

The name Foglo translates to ‘bird island’. Attached is today’s coat of arms for Föglö.

Image attribution: Hippophaë; original design by Matts Dreijer and A. W. Rancken / Public domain 1


Folk Dress

Each parish has a unique folk dress.  Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors, and patterns. 

Föglö folk dress photos used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 6


Resources

  1. Föglö, http://www.enigheten.ax/foglo-en.html
  2. Föglö Church, https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/3/the-church-of-maria-magdalena/
  3. Föglö Church, https://www.kyrkor.ax/churches/foglo-church/
  4. Föglö Church Image, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirka.JPG
  5. Föglö Coat of Arms, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F%C3%B6gl%C3%B6.vaakuna.svg
  6. Föglö Folk Dress image, Brage costume agency, Woman’s dress – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-53  Man’s dress – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-54
  7. Föglö Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/fqvmlm?en+0045
  8. Föglö Parish Communion Records of 1870 – 1880, https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume-collections?country=13&search=true
  9. Åland landkapsarkiv, Land Records, https://www.arkivet.ax/en/digital-material/search-land-register