Karkkila
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| Karkkila Karkkila – Högfors |
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| Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°ECoordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1932 | ||
| Town | 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Minna Karhunen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 255.31 km2 (98.58 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 242.36 km2 (93.58 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 287th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 9,190 | ||
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 37.92/km2 (98.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.7% | ||
| • Others | 3.2% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 65.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 17.9% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Urbanisation | 88.4% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% | ||
| Website | www.karkkila.fi | ||
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
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[edit] Geography
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 9,190 (31 January 2012)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 255.31 square kilometres (98.58 sq mi) of which 12.95 square kilometres (5.00 sq mi) is inland water (2011-01-01).[1] The population density is 38 inhabitants per square kilometre (98 /sq mi) (31 January 2012).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karkkila:
- True Finns 25.2%
- Social Democratic Party 20.7%
- National Coalition Party 16.6%
- Left Alliance 14.8%
- Centre Party 9.2%
- Green League 7.2%
- Christian Democrats 3.8%
- Communist Party of Finland 0.6%
- Swedish People's Party 0.5%
[edit] Personalities
- Movie director Aki Kaurismäki lives in Karkkila.
- Famous Finnish curler Markku Uusipaavalniemi comes from Karkkila.
- Sampsa Astala, better known as Kita from the hard rock band Lordi, spent most of his teenage years living in Karkkila.
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns - Sister cities
Karkkila is a member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[6][7] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).
Altea, Spain - 1991
Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991
Bellagio, Italy - 1991
Bundoran, Ireland - 1991
Granville, France - 1991
Holstebro, Denmark - 1991
Houffalize, Belgium - 1991
Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991
Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991
Preveza, Greece - 1991
Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991
Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991
Karkkila, Finland - 1997
Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998
Judenburg, Austria - 1999
Chojna, Poland - 2004
Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004
Sigulda, Latvia - 2004
Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004
Türi, Estonia - 2004
Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007
Prienai, Lithuania - 2008
Marsaskala, Malta - 2009
Siret, Romania - 2010
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. http://www.douzelage.org/. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. http://www.douzelage.org/index.php?id=15. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
[edit] External links
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