Terjärv () was an independent municipality of

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until 1969 but is now set out with Nedervetil and Kronoby, together the new municipality called

Kronoby Kronoby (, ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kronoby is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kronoby is approximately , while the Jakobs ...

. Terjärv is located in the province of

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and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The ex-municipality has a population of about 2,400. The former municipality is bilingual, with a large majority Swedish-speaking and the minority Finnish. Being by air from port city

Jakobstad Jakobstad (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately , while the Jako ...

at the nearest coastline, the village is among the further inland settlements of Swedish-speaking Finland. The minor village of Vistbacka within the district is even further inland at from Jakobstad, which makes it the furthest inland settlement where Swedish is the dominant language. Terjärv is known as 'The Pearl Of Ostrobothnia' for the exceptionally nice nature for the region, with rolling hills and numerous lakes along the river running through Terjärv.

Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (, ; ) is located in Kronoby, Finland, about south of Kokkola city centre and north-east of Jakobstad city centre. Overview The airport opened to traffic in 1960, when Aero began operating a route between Helsinki a ...

is located in

close to Terjärv.

Villages in Terjärv

Translation from other page on Wikimedia Terjärv have 3 main villages; Kyrkoby, Hästbacka, and Kortjärv. Inside these main villages are smaller villages. The largest of these is Småbönders in the southeast. Others are Högnabba, Djupsjöbacka, Kortjärvi, Dövnäs, Kolam, Emet and Drycksbäck. There are also places like Särs-Backman or Skogsbyn, Klubbi, Granö, Skullbacka, Nabba, Sågslamp, Kaitås, Emas, Lotas, Peckas, Sandvik, Grannabba, Långbacka, Lytz, Vistä, Furu, Svartsjö, Myngels, Manderbacka, that cannot be called villages but are boroughs of some of the main villages.

Villages

* :sv:Djupsjöbacka * :sv:Högnabba * :sv:Kortjärvi * :sv:Småbönders

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terjärv Former municipalities of Finland Geography of Ostrobothnia (administrative region)