Purmo

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
Former municipality
Purmo kommun
Purmon kunta
Wooden church of Purmo
Coat of arms
Location of Purmo in Finland
Coordinates: 63.522194°N 22.959333°E / 63.522194; 22.959333
CountryFinland
ProvinceVaasa Province
RegionOstrobothnia
Established1867
Merged into Pedersöre1977
SeatLillby
Area
 • Land261.4 km2 (100.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1976-12-31)
 • Total1,560

The Purmo Group, a manufacturing firm, was founded in Purmo in 1953.[2]

Villages
  • Nederpurmo
  • Överpurmo
  • Lillby

Name

According 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

Purmo 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
  1. "RKY". www.rky.fi. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. "The history of Purmo". global.purmo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja e-kirja kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 353. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja e-kirja kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 353. Retrieved October 10, 2022.


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