Pattijoki is a settlement and former municipality in

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. It was a part of the

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, but now located in the region of

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. It was consolidated with the town of

Raahe Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of a ...

in 2003. It bordered Raahe,

Siikajoki Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, L ...

, Vihanti and

Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the defunct province of Oulu, which was split in two regions; Pyhäjoki is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. It is located southwest of the city of Oulu. The municipality is ...

. It has also bordered

Saloinen Saloinen is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It was a part of the Oulu Province, but now located in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia. It was consolidated with the town of Raahe in ...

Revonlahti Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, L ...

Paavola Paavola is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Siikajoki. Its center is located by the Siikajoki river. Though lacking rail transport connections, the settlement lies in the crossroads of routes 86 and 807. In 1973, Paavola was consol ...

and Ruukki when said municipalities existed.

History

Pattijoki is named after a homonymous river. Its name seems to refer to the local dialectal word ''patti'' meaning "puddle". The ''de jure'' border of Sweden and Novgorod according to Treaty of Oreshek may have been at the river, however it may have also been the

further south. Pattijoki was first mentioned in 1546 as a part of the

parish, which at the time was called ''Salo''. The area of Vihanti was originally a wilderness used as hunting grounds by the people of Pattijoki and Saloinen. Raahe kuntaliitokset

In 1649, the town of Salo was established from the lands of this parish. The town was soon renamed ''Brahestad'', or

. When the municipal system was implemented in 1865, the municipality was called ''Salon emäseurakunta'', with its seat in the village of Pattijoki. The area of the later Saloinen municipality was known as ''Salon kappeliseurakunta'' or ''Salo'' for short. The municipality has been called ''Pattijoki'' since the early 20th century, becoming the official name in 1920. Pattijoki acted as a separate municipality until 2003, when it was consolidated with Raahe.

Church

The Pattijoki church was opened in 1912. It was designed by Josef Stenbäck and is made from concrete. In 2003, it became a local church within the Raahe parish.

References

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