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Huittinen

Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.1750°N 22.700°E / 61.1750; 22.700
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Huittinen
Vittis
Town
Huittisten kaupunki
Vittis stad
A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen
A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen
Coat of arms of Huittinen
Coat of arms
Location of Huittinen in Finland
Location of Huittinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.1750°N 22.700°E / 61.1750; 22.700
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionPori sub-region
Charter1865
Market town1972
Town privileges1977
SeatLauttakylä
Government
 • Town managerJyrki Peltomaa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total539.59 km2 (208.34 sq mi)
 • Land532.65 km2 (205.66 sq mi)
 • Water6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
 • Rank163rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total9,560
 • Rank102nd largest in Finland
 • Density17.95/km2 (46.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish94.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others5.1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.3%
 • 15 to 6456.3%
 • 65 or older29.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.huittinen.fi

Huittinen (Swedish: Vittis) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Pori and 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Tampere. The town has a population of 9,560 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 539.59 square kilometres (208.34 sq mi) of which 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.5/sq mi).

Sahkon Kievari ("Sahko's Inn") in Huittinen

The town is unilingually Finnish.

Risto Ryti, the president of Finland in 1940–44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.

Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Huittinen:

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Huittinen is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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