Björköby

Björköby is a village and a former municipality now part of Korsholm, Finland.^[1] It is the chief settlement on the island of Björkö. The harbour of the village is called Svedjehamn.

Björköby
Former municipality
Björköby kommun Björköbyn kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Björköby in Finland
Coordinates: 63°21′N 21°19′E
Country	Finland
Province	Vaasa Province
Region	Ostrobothnia
Established	1932
Merged into Korsholm	1973
Seat	Björköby
Area
• Land	63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Population  (1972-12-31)
• Total	459

Björköby was an independent municipality until 1973.

History

Björköby was first mentioned in 1543 as Börckön. It was a part of the Mussar (later Korsholm) parish until 1872, when Replot was separated from it, though Replot had already become a municipality in 1868. The local name for the settlement is simply Björkö, "birch island", but it was changed to Björköby (by meaning "village") in 1932, when it became its own municipality. This was done to distinguish it from other Björkös, since Björkö is a fairly common place name. Björköby never formed a separate parish.^[2][3]

Together with Replot, Kvevlax and Solf, Björköby was consolidated with Korsholm in 1973.

Panorama photo taken from watch tower Saltskär, near Svedjehamn, Björköby.

References

1. "Byar kommunvist i Svenska Österbotten" (in Swedish). Svenska Österbottens Byar. 2005-07-25. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
2. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 34+368. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
3. "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.