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Perho is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The distance between Perho and the regional center Kokkola is about 100 kilometres (62 mi). The municipality has a population of 2,590 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 775.19 square kilometres (299.30 sq mi) of which 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It neighbourhood municipalities are Alajärvi, Halsua, Kinnula, Kivijärvi, Kyyjärvi, Lestijärvi, Veteli and Vimpeli.
The name of Perho refers to the word perhonen, which means butterfly in Finnish; due to this, the golden butterfly appears in the coat of arms of the municipality. In the same coat of arms, the silver "nail cross" above the butterfly refers to J. L. Runeberg's poem The Tomb in Perho. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was confirmed for use on March 6, 1953.




History


In 1860, the large parish of Kokkola, which covers almost present-day Central Ostrobothnia, disintegrated and the parish of Veteli, which included the smaller parishes of Kaustinen, Halsua and Perho, was separated from it. Perho officially became a chapel parish five years later. Perho became an independent parish in 1879, and the first pastor took office in 1885. The first public library in the Kokkola region was established in Perho. Preacher Emanuel Snellman, locksmith Erkki Lakanen and Tuomas Taittonen were the handlers. As the former librarian of Vähäkyrö's library in the 1850s, Taittonen had made it the largest public library in the country.




Transport


Highway 13, which connects the Central Finland region and the town of Kokkola, passes through Perho and also serves as a main street of village. There are two roundabouts in the village center.
Perho is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Jyväskylä—Kokkola.




Culture






= Food

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In the 1980s, turnip rieskas, flour-potato porridge and mashed lingonberry sauce were named Perho's traditional parish dishes.




Notable people


Arsi Harju (born 1974), former track and field athlete
Rami Hietaniemi (born 1982), wrestler
Lauri Linna (1930–2018), politician
Marita Liulia (born 1957), visual artist
Eero Tuomaala (1926–1988), long-distance runner




Twinnings


Antsla, Estonia




Gallery























See also


Perho River




References






External links


Media related to Perho at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Perho – Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hannu Aho
• Alajärvi
• Daftar anggota Parlemen Finlandia
• Perho
• Maija Perho
• Veteli
• Islam and magic
• Kinnula
• Halsua
• List of long place names
• Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia
• Lestijärvi
• Western Finland Province