One of my ancestors, Jakob Olsen Brunn, reportedly came to Toten, Norway from a place in Finland called Lilla Kyra Sogn. Can anyone tell me where in Finland this place is located?

There is place Sogn in Norway, but I can't find that in Finland.
"Lilla" means "Small" in English.
Kyra is often Firstname of a women.

You may try next links (place Sogn in Norway):

http://www.norden.no/lokallag/sognogfjordane.htm
http://www.sf-f.kommune.no/
http://home.ican.net/~jenseng/dat43.htm
http://www.netcr.com/pub/djw/d0014/g0000025.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wisobits/name/aa_am...

This place is "Lillkyro" outside Vaasa at the westcoast in Finland. This name is the swedish one for the parish. The finnish is "Vähäkyrö". "Sogn" is "parish".

parish records only go up to 1700's so far on Hiski.Have to write to the parish for them.

Vähänkyrön seurakunta



Kotisivu www.vahakyro.rauhala.fi
Puhelin (06) 4784 021
Aukioloaika ma-ti, to-pe 9-13, ke 13-18
Käyntiosoite Heikkiläntie 6 , 66500 VÄHÄKYRÖ

Vähänkyrön seurakunta, kirkkoherranvirasto

Puhelin (06) 4784 021
Käyntiosoite Heikkiläntie 6 , 66500 VÄHÄKYRÖ

Kirkkoherra Lauri Jaakkola

Puhelin (06) 4784 910
Käyntiosoite Heikkiläntie 6 , 66500 VÄHÄKYRÖ

Vähänkyrön seurakunta, taloustoimisto

Puhelin (06) 4784 077
Käyntiosoite Heikkiläntie 6 , 66500 VÄHÄKYRÖ

Talouspäällikkö Maria Rinnasto

Internet sähköposti maria.rinnasto@evl.fi
Puhelin (06) 4784 077
Käyntiosoite Heikkiläntie 6 , 66500 VÄHÄKYRÖ
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Vähäkyrö - Lillkyro - all



Christened

Born Christened Village Farm Father Mother Child

1736 27.12.1736 Sergcant Erich Joh. Beerman Cath. Brunn Johan

1738 12.1.1738 Sergeant Becrman Cath. Brunn Eric Johan

1738 28.12.1738 Serg. Erich Joh. Beerman Cath. Brunn Cath. Elisabetha

22.1.1741 23.1.1741 Serg. Beerman Cath. Brunn Thore


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family search site has these,
. JAKOB BRUHN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Birth: 18 OCT 1839

2. JAKOB BRUHN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Christening: 20 OCT 1839 Orismala, Vaasa, Finland

3. JAKOB BRUHN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Birth: 29 JAN 1863

4. JAKOB BRUHN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Christening: 01 FEB 1863 Orismala, Vaasa, Finland

5. JACOB JOHAN BRUUN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Birth: 01 NOV 1747

6. JACOB JOHAN BRUUN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Christening: 04 NOV 1747 Vehkalahti, Viipuri, Finland

7. JACOB BRUNN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Birth: 19 SEP 1755

8. JACOB BRUNN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Christening: 20 SEP 1755 Vehkalahti, Viipuri, Finland

9. JACOB JOHAN BRUUN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Christening: 05 MAR 1785 Hamina, Viipuri, Finland

10. JACOB JOHAN BRUUN - International Genealogical Index / FI
Gender: Male Christening: 26 JAN 1790 Hamina, Viipuri, Finland

Thank you very much for providing this information. I am not very familiar with Finnish research as this is the first ancestor that I have found to be from there. Can you tell me what county of Finland this place belongs to?

Regards,
Garth Ulrich

The counties in Finland are not that important as in the U.S.A. But this area earlier was a part of "Vasa" or in fin. "Vaasa", nowadays many counties have been integrated to the county of western Finland with its capital in Abo / Turku. But the "landscapes" are more important now. Your parish is a part of the "Ostrobothnia" area. Check http://www.pohjanmaa.fi/eng/kommuner/ for a map. The parish which often is the same as the municipality belong to the county and a county is devided in "landscapes". If you find the town of Vasa / Vaasa just outside the town to the east you will find Lillkyro / Vähäkyrö. (Please note I am always using both the swedish name and the finnish for places)