Puumala

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Puuma- +‎ -la; possibly from a Karelian vernacular form of Russian Памфил (Pamfil). The name of the Savonian town/municipality is related to the surname. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuːmɑlɑ/, [ˈpuːmɑ̝lɑ̝] Rhymes: -uːmɑlɑ Syllabification(key): Puu‧ma‧la Hyphenation(key): Puu‧ma‧la === Proper noun === Puumala a municipality of Southern Savonia, Finland a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Puumala" is Puumalassa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Puumala → Swedish: Puumala ==== Statistics ==== Puumala is the 1581st (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 541 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===