Laitila (Finnish: [ˈlɑi̯tilɑ]; Swedish: Letala[7]) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, and it is 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Laitila to Turku. The municipality has a population of 8,461 (31 December 2021)[3] and covers an area of 545.32 square kilometres (210.55 sq mi) of which 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 15.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.2/sq mi). The municipality is monolingually Finnish.
Laitila
Letala | |
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Town | |
Laitilan kaupunki Letala stad | |
![]() Laitila Church | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Nickname(s): Egg Capital of Finland[1] | |
![]() Location of Laitila in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°53′N 021°42′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region |
Charter | 1868 |
City rights | 1986 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Johanna Luukkonen |
Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 545.32 km2 (210.55 sq mi) |
• Land | 531.68 km2 (205.28 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
• Rank | 164th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 8,461 |
• Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
• Density | 15.91/km2 (41.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Others | 1.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.4% |
• 65 or older | 25.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[6] | 20.75% |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.laitila.fi |
Laitila is renowned for its poultry farms and "egg festival" (Laitilan Munamarkkinat),[8] which is why the subject of the municipal coat of arms of Laitila also refers to the parish's fame for chicken care.[9] There is a lot of demand for Laitila-based chicken eggs, as the local egg producer company Munax, among other things, has even planned to egg exports all the way to South Korea.[10] Laitila has also been called the "egg capital of Finland".[1]
Laitila has a very large number of Iron Age antiquities, the most famous of which are the so-called the warrior's grave of Kodjala.[11] Finland's oldest glass object, the Roman-era drinking horn, has been found in Laitila's Soukainen village.[12] The nationally significant built cultural environments defined by the Finnish Heritage Agency in 2009 in Laitila include the Untamala[13] and Suontaka villages[14] and the Koukkela's the peasant house of Kauppila.[15]
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