Myrskylä
Myrskylä
Myrskylä – Mörskom | |
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Municipality | |
Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun | |
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Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.850°ECoordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.850°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region |
Charter | 1636 |
Seat | Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä) |
Government | |
• Municipality manager | Sam Vuorinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
Area rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,870 |
• Rank | 266th largest in Finland |
• Density | 9.33/km2 (24.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 87.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 10.8% |
• Others | 2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 55% |
• 65 or older | 29.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.myrskyla.fi |
Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,870 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.2/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.
The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden.
Geography[]
There are many lakes connected to the . These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, , , , , , and .
Villages[]
, , , , Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä), Pakila and Kreivilä.
Population[]
Vuosi | Asukasluku |
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1980 | 2 073 |
1981 | 2 047 |
1982 | 2 005 |
1983 | 1 994 |
1984 | 2 026 |
1985 | 1 998 |
1986 | 1 985 |
1987 | 1 979 |
1988 | 2 014 |
1989 | 2 051 |
1990 | 2 098 |
1991 | 2 066 |
1992 | 2 065 |
1993 | 2 054 |
1994 | 2 051 |
1995 | 2 040 |
1996 | 2 021 |
1997 | 2 011 |
1998 | 2 022 |
1999 | 2 036 |
2000 | 2 044 |
2001 | 1 974 |
2002 | 1 992 |
2003 | 2 012 |
2004 | 2 036 |
2005 | 2 033 |
2006 | 2 050 |
2007 | 2 026 |
2008 | 2 010 |
2009 | 2 021 |
2010 | 2 006 |
2011 | 2 008 |
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Politics[]
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:
- True Finns 27.1%
- Centre Party 22.0%
- National Coalition Party 15.7%
- Social Democratic Party 12.6%
- Swedish People's Party 10.0%
- Green League 4.6%
- Christian Democrats 3.7%
- Left Alliance 2.8%
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website, Finnish, Swedish
- Myrskylä
- Populated places established in 1636
- 1636 establishments in Sweden
- Southern Finland Province geography stubs