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
Wooden church of Purmo
Coat of arms of Purmo
Coat of arms
Location of Purmo in Finland
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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