Karkkila
Karkkila
Högfors | |
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Town | |
| Karkkilan kaupunki Högfors stad | |
 Road Helsingintie in town centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karkkila in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
| Charter | 1932 |
| Town | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Minna Karhunen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 255.32 km2 (98.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 242.44 km2 (93.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 248th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,581 |
| • Rank | 114th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 35.39/km2 (91.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 90.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 8.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.3% |
| • 65 or older | 26.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.karkkila.fi |
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Neighbour municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti.
Geography
Karkkila is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,581 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 255.32 square kilometres (98.58 sq mi) of which 12.95 square kilometres (5.00 sq mi) is inland water (2018-01-01).[1] The population density is 35 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi) (31 December 2023).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Karkkila:
- True Finns 25.2%
- Social Democratic Party 20.7%
- National Coalition Party 16.6%
- Left Alliance 14.8%
- Centre Party 9.2%
- Green League 7.2%
- Christian Democrats 3.8%
- Communist Party of Finland 0.6%
- Swedish People's Party 0.5%
Personalities
- Movie director Aki Kaurismäki lives in Karkkila.
- Famous Finnish curler Markku Uusipaavalniemi comes from Karkkila.
- Sampsa Astala, better known as Kita from the hard rock band Lordi, spent most of his teenage years living in Karkkila.
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Karkkila was a member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[6][7] Karkkila was replaced by Asikkala as the Finnish town in the association in 2016.
Altea, Spain - 1991
Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991
Bellagio, Italy - 1991
Bundoran, Ireland - 1991
Granville, France - 1991
Holstebro, Denmark - 1991
Houffalize, Belgium - 1991
Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991
Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991
Preveza, Greece - 1991
Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991
Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991
Karkkila, Finland - 1997–2016
Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998
Judenburg, Austria - 1999
Chojna, Poland - 2004
Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004
Sigulda, Latvia - 2004
Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004
Türi, Estonia - 2004
Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007
Prienai, Lithuania - 2008
Marsaskala, Malta - 2009
Siret, Romania - 2010
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
External links
Media related to Karkkila at Wikimedia Commons- Official site
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