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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
Municipality
Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun
Myrskylä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Myrskylä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E
Country	Finland
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 [3]
• Finnish	87.2% (official)
• Swedish	10.8%
• Others	2%
Population by age [4]
• 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.

Geography

There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.

Villages

Hallila, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä), Pakila and Kreivilä.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Myrskylä

Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,073 —     1981 2,047 −1.3% 1982 2,005 −2.1% 1983 1,994 −0.5% 1984 2,026 +1.6% 1985 1,998 −1.4% 1986 1,985 −0.7% 1987 1,979 −0.3% 1988 2,014 +1.8% 1989 2,051 +1.8% 1990 2,098 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,066 −1.5% 1992 2,065 −0.0% 1993 2,054 −0.5% 1994 2,051 −0.1% 1995 2,040 −0.5% 1996 2,021 −0.9% 1997 2,011 −0.5% 1998 2,022 +0.5% 1999 2,036 +0.7% 2000 2,044 +0.4% 2001 1,974 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2002 1,992 +0.9% 2003 2,012 +1.0% 2004 2,036 +1.2% 2005 2,033 −0.1% 2006 2,050 +0.8% 2007 2,026 −1.2% 2008 2,010 −0.8% 2009 2,021 +0.5% 2010 2,006 −0.7% 2011 2,008 +0.1%
Source: [citation needed]

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.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:

• True Finns 27.1%
• Centre Party 22.0%
• National Coalition Party 15.7%
• Social Democratic Party 12.6%
• Swedish People's Party 10.0%
• Green League 4.6%
• Christian Democrats 3.7%
• Left Alliance 2.8%

References

External links

Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website, Finnish, Swedish

На других языках

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- [en] Myrskylä

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[ru] Мюрскюля

Мюрскюля (фин. Myrskylä) — община в провинции Уусимаа, губерния Южная Финляндия, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 206,34 км², из которых 5,98 км² — вода.

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