Bergö

History

Originally, Bergö was four separate islands: Granön, Långön, Norrön and Holmen, which later merged due to post-glacial rebound. The history of Bergö Island goes all the way back to the late 1400s, when the first farmer was mentioned in 1495. In the 1500s, the island had nine houses, and about 40 inhabitants. Bergö, which was originally part of the parish of Korsholm, shared a prayer house with Malax in 1652 and a chapel parish in 1848. Bergö parish became independent in 1908 and received its own vicar for the first time in 1911. The parish is now part of the Malax parish union, and of the Porvoo Communion. The municipality of Bergö was merged with Malax in 1973. Bergö's attractions include its wooden church, which was built in 1800-1802 and extended to its current appearance in 1852–1853.