Åboland
Iniö
Parish Records
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 the following farms. HisKi project findings were used as a starting point to identify parish villages. 6 Parish Communion Records of 1816 – 1834 were viewed using two resources. 7 Additional help is needed to interpret parish records. Currently farm names by village are not included.
This map of the Iniö parish in 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 6
Villages & Farms
The historic villages of Iniö Parish are: 6
- Åselholm
- Jumo
- Keistiö
- Kolkko
- Norrby
- Söderby
Parish Church
- Stone church built 1797 to 1800 by architect Mikael Piimänen
- Church inaugurated in 18801 and named for Sophia Wilhemina, princess of Sweden whom recently had been born
- Located in the village of Norrby
- Damaged by fire on Good Friday, 1880, and restored the following year
Attribution: Alphaios / CC BY-SA
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) 4
Folk Dress
Each parish has a unique folk dress. Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors, and patterns.
Iniö folk dress photo used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 5
Resources:
- Iniö, https://visitparainen.fi/en/inio/
- Iniö Church, https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/224/inio-church/
- Iniö Church, https://www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/inioe-church/
- Iniö Church image, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ini%C3%B6n_kirkko.jpg
- Iniö Folk Dress, Brage costume agency, https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-44 47835-44
- Iniö Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aal8tv?en+0121
- Iniö Parish Communion Records of 1816 – 1834, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm and https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=6196
