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 | |
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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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