Purmo is a
former municipality of
Finland
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. It was incorporated into the rural municipality of
Pedersöre
Pedersöre ( fi, Pedersören kunta, before 1989 ) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers a ...
(currently the municipality of Pedersöre) in
Ostrobothnia in 1977. Purmo is home to a wooden church built by
Antti Hakola in 1772. Approximately 1,400 people live in Purmo and like in Pedersöre, they are mainly
Swedish
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-speaking.
The Purmo Group, a manufacturing firm, was founded in Purmo in 1953.
Villages
*Nederpurmo
*Överpurmo
*Åvist
*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
Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kr ...
and ''Purmonsaari'', a hill in
Lappajärvi
Lappajärvi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. It is from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, to Kokkola and to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area ...
; as well as a relation to the
South Ostrobothnian dialectal word ''purmu'' referring to a pit for storing beets during the winter.
History
Purmo was first mentioned as a village within the
Pedersöre
Pedersöre ( fi, Pedersören kunta, before 1989 ) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers a ...
parish in 1543. It became a chapel community in 1771 and an independent parish and municipality in 1867.
Purmo was merged back into Pedersöre in 1977.
References
Villages in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
Pedersöre
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