Myrskylä
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. 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.
The falling pine tree in the municipality's coat of arms implicitly refers to the Finnish name of the municipality, Myrskylä (word "myrsky" means storm and "kylä" means village). Myrskylä's Swedish name Mörskom is believed to be an abbreviation for "Mörka skogarnas område", which literally means "the area of dark forests".
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.
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.
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%
References
External links
Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website, Finnish, Swedish