Jeppo () is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Nykarleby."Jepua Map — Satellite Images of Jepua", Maplandia.com, accessed 23 February 2008 The population is about 1,100; 82% of whom are Swedish-speaking."Välkommen till Jeppo församlings hemsida!" , Jeppo församling, accessed 24 February 2008
KWH Mirka has a factory there that produces coated and non-woven abrasives."KWH Group Ltd", KWH Pipe, accessed 24 February 2008
The village is twinned with the Emmaboda Municipality, Sweden.
History The original settlement was known as Epu. In 1548 there were 189 inhabitants including 26 farmers. The church was opened in 1861."Jeppo Church" , Jeppo församling, accessed 23 February 2008 In 1970, 84.5% of inhabitants were Swedish-speaking and 15.4% Finnish-speaking, thus the former municipality was bilingual. That municipality merged into Nykarleby in 1975.
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