Myrskylä
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| Myrskylä Myrskylä – Mörskom |
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| Myrskylän kunta Mörskom kommun |
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| Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.85°ECoordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.85°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1636 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipality manager | Jouko Asuja | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 206.34 km2 (79.67 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 298th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,011 | ||
| • Rank | 291st largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 10.04/km2 (26.0/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 87.2% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 10.8% (official) | ||
| • Others | 2% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | ||
| • 65 or older | 21% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Urbanisation | 44.6% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 11.0% | ||
| 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 2,011 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 206.34 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.0 /sq mi).
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 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%
[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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website
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