Myrskylä

Myrskylä Myrskylä – Mörskom
Municipality
Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun
Myrskylä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Myrskylä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Porvoo sub-region
Charter	1636
Seat	Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä)
Government
• Municipality manager	Sam Vuorinen
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi)
• Land	200.44 km2 (77.39 sq mi)
• Water	5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
• Rank	262nd largest in Finland
Population  (2024-08-31)
• Total	1,684
• Rank	272nd largest in Finland
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	86.5% (official)
• Swedish	9.3%
• Others	4.2%
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)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.myrskyla.fi

Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population; the municipality has a population of 1,684 (31 August 2024) and covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km² (2.31 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/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 Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.

Villages

Hallila, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä), Pakila and Kreivilä.

Demographics

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.

Historical census populations – Myrskylä

Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,073 —     1981 2,047 −1.3% 1982 2,005 −2.1% 1983 1,994 −0.5% 1984 2,026 +1.6% 1985 1,998 −1.4% 1986 1,985 −0.7% 1987 1,979 −0.3% 1988 2,014 +1.8% 1989 2,051 +1.8% 1990 2,098 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,066 −1.5% 1992 2,065 −0.0% 1993 2,054 −0.5% 1994 2,051 −0.1% 1995 2,040 −0.5% 1996 2,021 −0.9% 1997 2,011 −0.5% 1998 2,022 +0.5% 1999 2,036 +0.7% 2000 2,044 +0.4% 2001 1,974 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2002 1,992 +0.9% 2003 2,012 +1.0% 2004 2,036 +1.2% 2005 2,033 −0.1% 2006 2,050 +0.8% 2007 2,026 −1.2% 2008 2,010 −0.8% 2009 2,021 +0.5% 2010 2,006 −0.7% 2011 2,008 +0.1%
Source:

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%

External links

Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website, Finnish, Swedish