Iitti
Iitti
Itis | |
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Municipality | |
| Iitin kunta Itis kommun | |
 Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Iitti in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Seat | Kausala |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Riku Rönnholm |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 687.09 km2 (265.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 589.81 km2 (227.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 142nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,433 |
| • Rank | 141st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.91/km2 (28.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.5% |
| • 65 or older | 31.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.iitti.fi |
Iitti (Swedish: Itis) is a municipality of Finland. It seats is in Kausala.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region.[6] The municipality has a population of 6,433 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 687.09 square kilometres (265.29 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.3/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila.
In 1990, the center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive kirkonkylä ("church village") in Finland.
The Kymi Ring motor sport center is located in Iitti, right next to the border of Kouvola.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Anttila, Haapakimola, Haapalahti, Isokylä, Jokue, Kalaksue, Kauramaa, Kausala (Kausansaari), Kirkonkylä, Koliseva, Konttila, Koskenniska, Kukonoja, Kuukso, Kuusanniemi, Kymentaka (Kymentausta), Kyrönkylä, Kyöperilä, Leppäniemi, Lyöttilä, Mankala, Maunuksela, Muikkula, Munakallio, Niinimäki, Nirvinen, Parikka, Perheniemi, Piilahti, Puolakka, Pyörylä, Radansuu, Ruokoniemi, Saaranen, Savijoki, Siikakoski, Sitikkala, Säkkilänmaa, Säyhtee, Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola, Tillola, Vuolenkoski and Väärtti.
Notable residents
- Lasse J. Laine – naturalist
External links
Media related to Iitti at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Iitti – Official website Finnish, Swedish, English and German languages
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Päijät-Häme 2021 (in Finnish)
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