Myrskylä

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Myrskylä
Myrskylä – Mörskom
Municipality
Myrskylän kunta
Mörskoms kommun
Myrskylä Church
Myrskylä Church
Coat of arms of Myrskylä
Coat of arms
Location of Myrskylä in Finland
Location of Myrskylä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.850°E / 60.667; 25.850Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.850°E / 60.667; 25.850
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionPorvoo sub-region
Charter1636
SeatMyrskylä (Kirkonkylä)
Government
 • Municipality managerSam Vuorinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi)
 • Land200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi)
 • Water5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Area rank262nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total1,870
 • Rank266th largest in Finland
 • Density9.33/km2 (24.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish87.2% (official)
 • Swedish10.8%
 • Others2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.6%
 • 15 to 6455%
 • 65 or older29.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.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[]

Demo-linguistic evolution in Myrskylä municipality in the period 1880–2010.
In orange: Number of Finnish speakers.
In blue: Number Swedish speakers.
In grey: Number of people with another native language.
Myrskylän asukasluvun kehitys[citation needed]
Vuosi Asukasluku
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:

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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


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