Purmo is a former municipality of Finland. It was incorporated into the rural municipality of Pedersöre (currently the municipality of Pedersöre) in Ostrobothnia in 1977. Purmo is home to a wooden church built by Antti Hakola in 1772.[1] Approximately 1,400 people live in Purmo and like in Pedersöre, they are mainly Swedish-speaking.
Purmo | |
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Former municipality | |
| Purmo kommun Purmon kunta | |
 Wooden church of Purmo | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Purmo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°31′20″N 22°57′34″E / 63.522194°N 22.959333°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Vaasa Province |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Established | 1867 |
| Merged into Pedersöre | 1977 |
| Seat | Lillby |
| Area | |
| • Land | 261.4 km2 (100.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1976-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,560 |
The Purmo Group, a manufacturing firm, was founded in Purmo in 1953.[2]
Villages
edit- Nederpurmo
- Överpurmo
- Lillby
Name
editAccording to Lars Huldén, the name of Purmo may come from the Finnish words puro (stream) and maa (land) or from a North Karelian surname, Purmonen. Other possibilities include a common origin with Purmoniemi, a peninsula in Evijärvi and Purmonsaari, a hill in Lappajärvi; as well as a relation to the South Ostrobothnian dialectal word purmu referring to a pit for storing beets during the winter.[3]
History
editPurmo was first mentioned as a village within the Pedersöre parish in 1543. It became a chapel community in 1771 and an independent parish and municipality in 1867.[4]
Purmo was merged back into Pedersöre in 1977.
References
edit- ^ "RKY". www.rky.fi. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "The history of Purmo". global.purmo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja e-kirja kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 353. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja e-kirja kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 353. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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