Myrskylä
Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population; the municipality has a population of 1,716 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.2/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.
Myrskylä
Myrskylä – Mörskom | |
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Municipality | |
| Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun | |
Myrskylä Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Myrskylä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region |
| Charter | 1636 |
| Seat | Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä) |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Esa Ukkola |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 200.44 km2 (77.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,716 |
| • Rank | 271st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.56/km2 (22.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 87.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 9% (official) |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55% |
| • 65 or older | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.myrskyla.fi |
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.
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