Särkisalo

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Särkisalon kunta
Finby kommun
Särkisalo.vaakuna.svg
Former municipality in Finland
Särkisalo.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Salo
City manager Paavo Karila
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 405th
82.85 km²
81.79 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked 420th
723
- 2.8 %
8.8/km²
Urbanisation 0.0 %
Unemployment rate 10.5 %
http://www.sarkisalo.fi/

Särkisalo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsærkiˌsɑlo]; Swedish: Finby) is a former municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 710 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 82.85 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.06 km² is inland water. The population density was 8.68 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.

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Coordinates: 60°06′50″N 22°57′00″E / 60.11389°N 22.95°E / 60.11389; 22.95