Sauvo
Sauvo
Sagu | |
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Municipality | |
| Sauvon kunta Sagu kommun | |
 The Sauvo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sauvo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E / 60.3417°N 22.6917°ECoordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E / 60.3417°N 22.6917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Allén |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 299.47 km2 (115.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 252.50 km2 (97.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 244th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,957 |
| • Rank | 221st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.71/km2 (30.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.1% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.5% |
| • 65 or older | 27.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 21570 |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.sauvo.fi |
Sauvo (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯ʋo]; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,957 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.3/sq mi).
Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History[]
Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.
The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.
Notable individuals[]
- Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
- , Jäger major
- , singer
- , politician
- Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
- Esko Kiviranta, politician
- , Jäger trooper
- Jorma Rinne, athlete
- , musician
- Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
- , politician
- , writer
Gallery[]
The church of Sauvo
Inside Sauvo's church
Church of Karuna
Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
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 Sauvo at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sauvo – Official website (in Finnish)
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