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Pojo

Parish Records

Because parish Communion records are listed by village and farm name 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.  Then Parish Communion Records of 1877–1886 were used to confirm villages and identify farm names.  8 & 10

When reading parish records, these words may stand out:

  • Boställe is an older word than can translate to homestead
  • Hantverkare translates to craftsman or artisan
  • Inhyses translates to lodger or tenant
  • Tjenstefolk translates to servant or person in a servant position
  • Underhafvande translates to subordinate

This map of Pojo Parish from 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 8

Parish Map

Get a closer look at a Pojo parish map from 1936 by clicking here.
You will see many villages and lakes.

This map is in the Public Domain.
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/deed.fi 11

Of Interest

“The Pojoviken Bay was a well-known trade route to Central Finland as early as in the Bronze Age and in the Viking Age.  In the 17th century the Pojo harbor was used as a gateway to bring ore from Sweden to the villages of Anskog, Billnas and Fiskars.  Because these areas had three necessary resources, forests, waterpower, and access to ore, they became the birth sites of the Finnish metal industry.  Foundries developed in Anskog in 1603, Billnas in 1641 and Fiskars in 1649.”  1 & 2

Villages & Farms  

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Berustadt
  • Rahnola
  • Bruk
  • Klädesfabrik

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Järnbruk/Jenbruk
  • Hammarsmeden
  • Manufaktursmeden
  • Spiksmeder
  • Drängar
  • Bruksarbetare
  • Dagsverkare å Forsby Öfvergård
  • Dagsverkare å Pentby

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Tallens
  • Öfra Finns
  • Nedra Finns

  • Bomby
  • Hållis
  • Uppgård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Dagsverkare

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Kapellans Bohl

  • Nedergård
  • Uppgård
  • Underhafvande

  • Östergard
  • Slällbacka
  • Slätböle

  • Gunnars
  • Mickels
  • Mellangård
  • Storgård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Jernverk och manafaktur
  • Ladugården
  • Kontoret
  • Handelsboden
  • Brukpatron
  • Klensmeder
  • Kopparslagare
  • Kopparhammare
  • Dagsverkare
  • Valskerket

  • Nedergård
  • Öfvergård

  • Öfvergård
  • Nedergård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Kapernaum

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Westergård
  • Östergård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Syningsjord

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Hulte

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Uppgård

  • Göks
  • Smeds

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Storgård
  • Lillgård

  • Westergård
  • Östegård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Storgård
  • Lillgård
  • Lastageplats

  • Lill-Slicko

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Norrgård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Westergård
  • Ostergård

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

  • Zinkerket

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1877–1886

Parish Church

Attribution: Antti Bilund / CC BY-SA
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)  5

  • Medieval stone church
  • Built in approximately 1475 – 1480
  • Local materials used to build the church; 8,500 stones, 40,000 bricks, 24,000 roof peas.
  • 23 meters high
  • Dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1480  3 & 4

To watch a video that shows the church interior, click here. 6

Folk Dress

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

Pojo folk costumes printed with permission of the Brage costume. 7

Resources:

  1. Pojo, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohja
  2. Pojo, https://www.visitraseborg.com/en/see-and-experience/suburbs-villages/pohja/
  3. Pojo Church, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pojo_kyrka
  4. Pojo Church, https://www.kyrktorget.se/pojo.kyrka
  5. Pojo Church Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pohja_church_1_AB.jpg
  6. Pojo Church Video: https://youtu.be/9GU4iGYEy0I
  7. Pojo Folk Dress Images, Brage costume agency, Woman’s – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-28 Man’s – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-29
  8. Pojo Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aba128?en+0407
  9. Pojo Parish Communion Records of 1853-1859: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=10041
  10. Pojo Parish Communion Records of 1877-1886: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=23819
  11. Pojo Parish Map, https://www.doria.fi/discover?query=pojo&scope=