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Perho | |
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Municipality | |
| Perhon kunta Perho kommun | |
 The municipal office of Perho | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Perho in Finland | |
| Coordinates:63°13′N024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°E /63.217; 24.417 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Lauri Laajala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 775.19 km2 (299.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 747.87 km2 (288.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 114th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,591 |
| • Rank | 230th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.46/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 25.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50% |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.perho.com |
Perho is amunicipality ofFinland. It is located in theprovince ofWestern Finland and is part of theCentral Ostrobothniaregion. The distance between Perho and the regional centerKokkola is about 100 kilometres (62 mi). The municipality has a population of 2,591 (31 December 2024)[6] and covers an area of 775.19 square kilometres (299.30 sq mi) of which 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 3.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish. It neighbourhood municipalities areAlajärvi,Halsua,Kinnula,Kivijärvi,Kyyjärvi,Lestijärvi,Veteli andVimpeli.
The name of Perho refers to the wordperhonen, which meansbutterfly in Finnish; due to this, the golden butterfly appears in thecoat of arms of the municipality. In the same coat of arms, the silver "nail cross" above the butterfly refers toJ. L. Runeberg's poemThe Tomb in Perho. The coat of arms was designed byGustaf von Numers and was confirmed for use on March 6, 1953.[7]
In 1860, the large parish of Kokkola, which covers almost present-dayCentral Ostrobothnia, disintegrated and the parish ofVeteli, which included the smaller parishes ofKaustinen,Halsua and Perho, was separated from it. Perho officially became achapel parish five years later. Perho became an independent parish in 1879, and the firstpastor took office in 1885. The firstpublic library in the Kokkola region was established in Perho. Preacher Emanuel Snellman, locksmith Erkki Lakanen andTuomas Taittonen [fi] were the handlers. As the former librarian ofVähäkyrö's library in the 1850s, Taittonen had made it the largest public library in the country.[8]
Highway 13, which connects theCentral Finland region and the town of Kokkola, passes through Perho and also serves as a main street of village. There are tworoundabouts in the village center.
Perho is served byOnniBus.com route Helsinki—Jyväskylä—Kokkola.
In the 1980s,turniprieskas, flour-potatoporridge and mashedlingonberry sauce were named Perho's traditional parish dishes.[9]
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