Säkylä
Säkylä | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Säkylän kunta Säkylä kommun | |
 Säkylä centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Säkylä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°03′N 022°21′E / 61.050°N 22.350°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Teijo Mäenpää |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 527.71 km2 (203.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 406.85 km2 (157.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 107.89 km2 (41.66 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 202nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,378 |
| • Rank | 146th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 15.68/km2 (40.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.3% |
| • 65 or older | 31.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.sakyla.fi |
Säkylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsækylæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, 65 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of the city of Pori. The municipality has a population of 6,378 (31 December 2023)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 527.71 square kilometres (203.75 sq mi) of which 107.89 square kilometres (41.66 sq mi) is inland water (2018-01-01).[1] The population density is 16 inhabitants per square kilometre (41/sq mi) (31 December 2023). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Säkylä is known as the home of the Pori Brigade of the Finnish Defence Forces and for the large food industry.
The municipality of Köyliö was merged to Säkylä on 1 January 2016.[6]
Economy[edit]
The biggest employers are the Säkylä Garrison of the Pori Brigade, Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and Sucros Säkylä.[citation needed]
Nature[edit]
For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Säkylä's Lake Pyhäjärvi (Säkylän Pyhäjärvi), situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland.[7][8] It is renowned for its clean and clear water and big yields of fish, and the maintenance of its natural state is secured by the common efforts of the inhabitants, the municipality, and local industry. The ecology of the lake is sensitive to disturbances and therefore its condition is closely monitored, which is why Pyhäjärvi is one of the most studied lakes in Europe.[8] Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on the Säkylänharju Ridge. The fauna and flora of the ridge include several other rare and threatened species.
Lake Pyhäjärvi is a versatile bird lake. During the year, practically all of the water and shore birds of the Finnish inland waters are found there. The nesting species include lake birds drawn to the barren shores and clear waters, as well as some demanding specialities of the best eutrophic bird bays.[9]
Culture[edit]
Säkylä is the original home of the Antti farmstead, nowadays a museum object in the Seurasaari Open Air Museum in Helsinki. According to Traficom, Säkylä is the second most motorized municipality in Finland with 651 cars per thousand inhabitants.[10]
The whitefish soup was named traditional dish of the Säkylä parish in the 1980s.[11]
Notable people[edit]
- Toivo Aalto-Setälä (1896–1977)
- Emil Cedercreutz (1879–1949)
- Harri Eloranta (born 1963)
- Wilho Laine (1875–1918)
- Petteri Orpo (born 1969)
- Jutta Rantala (born 1999)
- Petteri Summanen (born 1969)
See also[edit]
- Yttilä, a village of Säkylä
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Köyliön ja Säkylän kuntaliitos uuden hallituksen ensimmäisiä päätöksiä". Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Lounais-Suomen vedet: Järvet". Ymparisto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b Harri Mattila (2001). Pyhäjärvi – Yhteistyöllä vauhtia vesiensuojeluun Lounais-Suomessa (in Finnish). Uusikaupunki: Pyhäjärvi-instituutti. ISBN 952-9682-25-5.
- ^ Rauno Yrjölä, Oskari Kekkonen, Antti Tanskanen & Peter Uppstu (2011). Pyhäjärven linnusto 2010 – Kevätmuutto, pesimälinnusto, syysmuutto (in Finnish). Eura: Pyhäjärvi-instituutti. ISBN 978-952-9682-60-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Jaakko Kolmonen: Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat, p. 47. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)
External links[edit]
Media related to Säkylä at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Säkylä – Official website
Places adjacent to Säkylä | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
| Municipalities |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Former municipalities | ||
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
