Eurajoki
Euraåminne | |
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Municipality | |
| Eurajoen kunta Euraåminne kommun | |
 Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eurajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E / 61.200°N 21.733°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Harri Hiitiö |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 345.39 km2 (133.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 223rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,355 |
| • Rank | 107th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 27.09/km2 (70.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.7% |
| • 65 or older | 26.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.eurajoki.fi |
Eurajoki (Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,355 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Economy
Two of Finland's four nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.
Site-preparation for the construction of the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is going on (as of Q4 2022).[6] The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.[6]
Transport
The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), and to the nearest city, Pori, is 35 kilometres (22 mi).[7] Highway 8 (E8) and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma[8] run through the municipality.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:
- Centre Party 33.7%
- Social Democratic Party 26.4%
- True Finns 19.2%
- National Coalition Party 10.9%
- Left Alliance 5.2%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
- Green League 1.3%
Notable people
- Jere Laaksonen, ice hockey player
- Ernesti Rikhard Rainesalo, senator
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2022-10-29/kjernefamilien. Klassekampen.no. Retrieved 2022-10-29
- ^ "Eurajoki - Portaali" (in Finnish). Municipality of Eurajoki. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Rauman rautatien historiaa (in Finnish)
External links
Media related to Eurajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Eurajoki – Official website
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