Esse, Finland

Esse (Finnish: Ähtävä) is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Pedersöre. It has a population of about 3,000 people, of whom approximately 94% are Swedish-speaking Finns and the rest are Finnish-speaking. The village is in the northeast part of Pedersöre municipality.

Esse
EsseÄhtävä
Former municipality
The river of Esse.
Location of Esse in Finland
Coordinates: 63°35′N 023°03′E
CountryFinland
RegionOstrobothnia
Consolidated1977
Population
 (1976-12-31)[1]
  Total2,281
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68820

Esse was consolidated to Pedersöre in 1977.

The river of Esse flows through the village. This river is one of the last places where the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera can be found.

Villages

Esse is divided into 4 smaller villages:

  • Överesse, where the church is located
  • Ytteresse
  • Bäckby
  • Lappfors

History

Esse was an independent municipality until it merged with Purmo and Pedersöre in 1977, to form the new municipality with the name Pedersöre Kommun.

References

  1. "Structure of Population and Vital Statistics by Commune as of 31 December 1976" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Official statistics of Finland. Retrieved 7 September 2021.



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