Askainen (Finnish: [ˈɑskɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Villnäs) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.

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Askainen Askainen  (Finnish) Villnäs  (Swedish)
Former municipality
Askaisten kunta Villnäs kommun
Coat of arms
Country	Finland
Province	Western Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku
Merged into Masku	January 1, 2009
Government
• City manager	Pekka Määttänen
Area
• Total	61.52 km2 (23.75 sq mi)
• Land	61.26 km2 (23.65 sq mi)
• Water	0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
• Rank	411th
Population  (2003)
• Total	931
• Rank	414th
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
	+0.6% change
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languages	Finnish
Urbanisation	32.4%
Unemployment rate	8.4%
Climate	Dfb
Website	http://www.askainen.fi/

It is located in southwestern part of the country in the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.26 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.31 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Notable residents

• Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, field marshal and 6th President of Finland was born in Askainen on June 4, 1867.

External links

Media related to Askainen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website^{[permanent dead link]}

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[ru] Аскайнен