Kauniainen
Kauniainen (Finnish: [ˈkɑu̯niˌɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Grankulla) is a small town and a municipality of 10,277 inhabitants (31 December 2023) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in Uusimaa, Finland. It is surrounded and enclaved by the City of Espoo, in the Capital Region of Greater Helsinki. Kauniainen was founded by a corporation in 1906, AB Grankulla, that parcelled land and created a suburb for villas; Kauniainen received the status of a market town in 1920, the Finnish name in 1949 and the title of kaupunki ("city, town") in 1972.
Kauniainen
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Town | |
| Kauniaisten kaupunki Grankulla stad | |
Villa Junghans in Kauniainen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kauniainen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°13′N 024°44′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Charter | 1920 |
| City rights | 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Christoffer Masar |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.12 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 313th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 10,277 |
| • Rank | 94th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1,744.82/km2 (4,519.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 59.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 30.7% (official) |
| • Others | 9.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.4% |
| • 65 or older | 21.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.kauniainen.fi |
The municipal taxation rate in Kauniainen is the lowest in Finland (%), which has made the city attractive to high-income families. This in turn makes the average income generally high, making it possible to keep the taxation rate low without compromising the service to the inhabitants.
Approximately 59% of the population have Finnish as their mother tongue while 31% are Swedish speakers. The dominant party in the city council has traditionally been the Swedish People's Party.