Jeppo (village)

Jeppo (Finnish: Jepua) is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Nykarleby.^[1] The population is about 1,100; 82% of whom are Swedish-speaking.^[2]

Jeppo Jeppo – Jepua
Former municipality
Jeppo kommun Jepuan kunta
Jeppo Church [fi]
Coat of arms
Jeppo Location in Finland
Coordinates: 63°24′N 22°37′E
Country	Finland

KWH Mirka has a factory there that produces coated and non-woven abrasives.^[3]

The village is twinned with the Emmaboda Municipality, Sweden.

History

The original settlement was known as Epu.^[4] In 1548 there were 189 inhabitants including 26 farmers. The church was opened in 1861.^[4] In 1970, 84.5% of inhabitants were Swedish-speaking and 15.4% Finnish-speaking, thus the former municipality was bilingual. That municipality merged into Nykarleby in 1975.

References

1. "Jepua Map — Satellite Images of Jepua", Maplandia.com, accessed 23 February 2008
2. "Välkommen till Jeppo församlings hemsida!" Archived 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Jeppo församling, accessed 24 February 2008
3. "KWH Group Ltd", KWH Pipe, accessed 24 February 2008
4. "Jeppo Church" Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, Jeppo församling, accessed 23 February 2008