Purmo

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Purmo

Total population

354

Coordinates63.52°, 22.96°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Purmo is a former municipality of Finland. It was incorporated into the rural 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-speaking.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

N

Nina Holmén

Finnish middle and long distance runner

Nils Erik Villstrand

Finnish historian

K

Karl Nars

Finnish businessman

E

Erik Finne

Finnish writer

J

Jonas Andersson

Kaj Korkea-aho

Finnish writer and columnist

Ted Forsström

Finnish comedian, author, actor and radio host

J

Jaakko Päivärinta

Finnish priest

Sven Willner

Finnish journalist (1918-2012)

A

Anders Lassfolk

L

Leif Andersson

Finnish physician and professor of pathology (emeritus; University of Helsinki & Karoliska Institutet), director of pathology and genetics (Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa)

H

Hildur Stenbäck

A

Anders Myhrman

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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