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 1,816 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.5/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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![]() Location of Myrskylä in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region |
Charter | 1636 |
Seat | Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä) |
Government | |
• Municipality manager | Sam Vuorinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
• Rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,816 |
• Rank | 266th largest in Finland |
• Density | 9.06/km2 (23.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 87.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 10.8% |
• Others | 2% |
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) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
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.
There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.
Hallila, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä), Pakila and Kreivilä.
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The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:
Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons
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