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The Name, Patrilineages and Geographical Distribution in Finland
The Name, Patrilineages and Geographical Distribution in Finland
The Kinnunen name is associated with Skinnari/Kinnari that indicates 'fur' or 'skin' and the forms of Kinni/Kinnu, Kinnunen and Skinnari are probably of the same origin. It is a typical name from the eastern side of Finland (Savonia, Carelia, Kainuu) even though later spread all over Finland. The geographical origin can be Rantasalmi in Southern Savonia where the name Kinnunen was present already in 1200 (Pirjo Mikkonen and Sirkka Paikkala, Finnish Surnames) while other sources argue that the name originates from Muolaa on the Carelian Isthmus.
Records from 1541-1614 and 1664 shows that the name was quite common in the area around Rantasalmi. From the Rantasalmi area the name spread with the paternal lines during the Savonian expansion (1300-1600) to other sparsely populated or uninhabited areas in Finland.
The map shows places with christened children named Kinnunen according to HisKi in the years 1669-1907. The hubs (green-yellow to red) indicates where the concentration of Kinnunens was more dens, besides Rantasalmi also later in Leppävirta, Viitasaari, Kivijärvi, Pihtipudas, Elämäjärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Kuopio, Kajaani and Suomussalmi. More than 100 places in Finland today contains 'Kinnu' in the name, everything from houses, lakes, rivers, fields, hills, etc.
The Kinnunen family name can also be found in end 1500, early 1600 in Sweden in places like Säfsen and Pajala.
[Source: Fusion Tables - Kinnunen - Geographical Distribution 1669-1909 (Christened according to HisKi)]
RANTASALMI
RANTASALMI
Rantasalmi county covered in 1562 a quite large area including Tavinsalmi in northern Savonia. The administration area was changed in 1571-1572.
Rantasalmi county 1562 and as a part of Savo Minor 1572
[Source: https://issuu.com/mikkelinkaupunki/docs/sairilan_seudun_historiaa...]
Note: Savo Maior (Suur-Savo) was considering the area smaller than Savo Minor (Pien-Savo) but it had more inhabitants.
Savo 1571
[Source: Savonian History II, Kauko Pirinen]
[Source: Wikipedia.com]
Tax registered Kinnunen 1541-1614
Tax registered Kinnunen 1541-1614
Rantasalmi parish had in year 1541 a total of 19 tax registered Kinnunen families, in 1562 in total 8 families and in 1614 in total 14 families. *) Indicates one Kinnunen-Repo family.
[Source: Savonian History II, Kauko Pirinen]
Map of Rantasalmi area.
Map of Rantasalmi area.
The houses indicates places where Kinnunen families have been registered in 1541-1664. Places on the map are: Ahvensalmi, Harjuranta, Lahdenkylä / Lautakotalahti, Lamminpohja / Rantasalo, Osikonmäki, Reijola and Tornioniemi.
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[Source: Rantasalmi History, Arvo M Soininen].
Sääminki & Rantasalmi Land Survey 1562-1563 (not yet on map):
Kinnoinen, Antti Randasalmi, Randasalm, Varkaus bij, fol. 62 vKinnoinen, Antti Perinpoika Randasalmi, Putkisalmi fierdungh, Vaher Mäki bij, fol. 47vKinnoinen, Joan Kaupinpoika Randasalmi, Randasalm, Sijäisen bij, fol. 68 vKinnoinen, Kauppi Randasalmi, Randasalm, Varkaus bij, fol. 62 vKinnoinen, Magnus Matinpoika Randasalmi, Randasalm, Sijäisen bij, fol. 68 vKinnoinen, Matti Randasalmi, Randasalm, Sijäisen bij, fol. 68Kinnoinen, Poual Arvidinpoika Randasalmi, Keriharia, Tijnaman Virran bij, fol. 60Kinnuinen, Kauppi Randasalmi, Randasalm, Hariu Rannan bij, fol. 66 vKinnuinen, Per Randasalmi, Randasalm, Hariu Rannan bij, fol. 66 vKinnuinen, Poual Arvidinpoika Randasalmi, Keriharia, Melitijlän bij, fol. 55[Source: http://scripta.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk4/norm-sukunimet.html]
Savo Minor Land Survey 1563-1564 (not yet on map):
Kinnoinen, Anders Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, fol. 58*Kinnoinen, Anders Einerinpoica Taffuisalm Sochn, Sämas fierdungh, fol. 72Kinnoinen, Anders Persson Randsalm Sochn, Putkilax fierdungh, Vahermäki by, fol. 35 vKinnoinen, Cauppi Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, fol. 58Kinnoinen, Cauppi Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, Hariw Rannan by, fol. 63*Kinnoinen, Claes hindersson Taffuisalm Sochn, Sämas fierdungh, fol. 72*Kinnoinen, Hindrih Eijnerinpoica Taffuisalm Sochn, Sämas fierdungh, fol. 73 v*Kinnoinen, Joan Taffuisalm Sochn, Saffwilax Fierdungh, fol. 88Kinnoinen, Joann Randsalm Sochn, Kerihariw, fol. 47 vKinnoinen, Joann Caupinpoica Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, VoijnnSalmi by, fol. 67 v*Kinnoinen, Laur Taffuisalm Sochn, Sämas fierdungh, fol. 73 vKinnoinen, Mattz Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, Sijäisen by, fol. 65 vKinnoinen, Mångz Mattsson Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, VoijnnSalmi by, fol. 67 v*Kinnoinen, Oleff hindersson Taffuisalm Sochn, Saffwilax Fierdungh, fol. 88*Kinnoinen, Peer Taffuisalm Sochn, Sämas fierdungh, fol. 73 vKinnoinen, Per Randsalm Sochn, Randsalm fierdungh, Hariw Rannan by, fol. 63Kinnoinen, Påll Arffuedsson Randsalm Sochn, Kerihariw, TijnamanVirran by, fol. 54 v*Kinnuinen, Oluf hindreson Taffuisalm Sochn, Sämas fierdungh, fol. 71vkinnunen, Pååll arfwidsson Randsalm Sochn, Kerihariw, fol. 47 v[Source: http://scripta.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk19/savolax.php?f=index_sukunimet]*) These belong 1563-1564 to Tavinsalmi, refer to Leppävirta below.
LEPPÄVIRTA
LEPPÄVIRTA
"From the 11 rising smokes around the area of Mustinmäki at least 8 of them belonged to Kinnunen families".
[Source: POHJOIS-SAVON ASUTTAMINEN KESKI- JA UUDEN AJAN VAIHTEESSA (ARVO M. SOININEN) page 64]"From the 11 rising smokes around the area of Mustinmäki at least 8 of them belonged to Kinnunen families".
In Leppävirta lived a great number of Kinnunen families in year 1541 according to records. Some even changed their family name, maybe to distinguish them selves from the majority in that area. The habitated places on map were; Karvonaho, Konnuslahdenpelto, Konnuslahdentaival, Pienjärvenmaa, Mustinmäki (view panorama), Petromäki , Saijanlahti, Ruokolahdensuu, Valkeamäki.
[Source: Leppävirta History II, Land Survey 1561]
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RAUTALAMPI
RAUTALAMPI
Rautalampi 1561
Rautalampi 1561
The history of the current municipality begins in 1561, when King Gustav Vaasa of Sweden issued a decree (before his death in 1560) on the formation of Rautalampi (that also comprised Viitasaari and Kivijärvi, refer to below). Click on map for a larger view.
[Source: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rautalampi#/...kartta.jpg]
Kulmusalo (today Pakarilansalo) and Talliniemi
Kulmusalo (today Pakarilansalo) and Talliniemi
“Item Tallinemij äremarch J Hangawesij en mandz dell och Kulmusalo äremarch i Konnenwesij en halff mandz dell är Scatlagdh för En fierdungz K: Jordh och halff for Tallinemij förr tillhörtt Hendrich Olsson Anaijlaby en mandz dell och for halff mandz dell i Kulmusalo haff förr tillhörth Oleff Tuckainen i Anaijlaby och upå för 1½ mandz dell halff sigh båsath Bength Leijnoinen och Oleff Kinnunen halff en ½ fierdg. k:jord huard anno 52.”
[Source: click on the corresponding years in the text]
Oleff Kinnunen was present in Rautalampi area in 1552, 1559, 1561-1562. Note: in 1559 also Heikki Kinnunen, probably Oleffs son, was registered in Rautalampi.
[Source: click on the corresponding years in the text]
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VIITASAARI
VIITASAARI
In 1500s the Tavastians from Sääksmäki and Hollola districts owned wilderness in the Viitasaari region, however, they didn’t settle permanently. In the 1540s, the Swedish king Gustav Vasa declared that all uninhabited areas would become the property of the Swedish Crown because he wanted permanent settlers that paid taxes to the crown. Both East Botnians and Tavastians were unwilling to settle down instead the Savonians due to the Savoinian expansion settled down in the surrounding shores of lake Keitele and Kolima. One of them was Oleff Kinnunen >>
The administration of Viitasaari region belonged for a long time to the Rautalampi parish founded in 1561 (refer to above).
ILMOLAHTI (former Kinnula)
ILMOLAHTI (former Kinnula)
The first registered Kinnunen in Ilmolahti was Oleff Kinnunen in 1554. The village of Ilmolahti, from the beginning named Kinnula, was formed around three houses, from where it expanded also to Suovanlahti on the other side of Keitele. Kinnula 1 (later Kauppila) was divided into three parts in beginning of the 1600's, whereupon Kinnula 2 (later Yrjölä) and Kinnula 3 (later Puustelli) was formed (refer to map 1784).
Ilmolahti was in early days a hub where Kinnunen settled down and then spread out to many other places in:
Central-Finland: Kinnula (refer to Kivijärvi below), Elämäjärvi and Pyhäjärvi.
Botnia: Raahe
Sweden: Säfsen
[Source(s): Click on links in the text]
KIVIJÄRVI
KIVIJÄRVI
KINNULA
KINNULA
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