- Pernå
Pernå in Swedish or Pernaja (pronounced|ˈpernaja in Finnish is a municipality of
Finland .It is located in the province of
Southern Finland and is part of theEastern Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 3,925 (2005-12-31 ) and covers an area of 425.39 km² of which 7.04 km² is water. Thepopulation density is 9.3 inhabitants per km².The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
Pernå is the oldest municipality in the Eastern Uusimaa region. Current municipalities
Lapinjärvi Liljendal andLoviisa were originally part of it.Mikael Agricola , the founder of written Finnish born in Pernå in the early 16th century. He is also considered to be the Reformator of Finland in the transfer from Catholicism into Lutheranism.Situated conveniently by the coast, and engulfing also a small river, the lands of Pernå were attractiv at a time when waterways rather than proper roads provided the means of transport.Pernå houses numerous manors dating back to the times when Finland was a part of Sweden.The origin of the name "Pernå" is still being discussed. Some think it links with the Finnish-Ugrian word "Pern" meaning lime- or lindentree. "Å" is Swedish for a small river, i.e. the name then being Lindenriver if translated.External links
*swe icon/fi icon [http://www.pernaja.fi/ Official website]
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