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Nakkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnɑkːilɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region, 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Pori. The Kokemäki River flows along the center of Nakkila. The municipality has a population of 5,168 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 184.88 square kilometres (71.38 sq mi) of which 1.97 km² (0.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 28.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (73.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The name Nackeby was earlier used in Swedish.[6]

Nakkila
Municipality
Nakkilan kunta Nakkila kommun
Porintie, one of the main streets at Nakkila's centre in July 2020.
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Ystävyys meitä yhdistää
Location of Nakkila in Finland
Coordinates: 61°21′53″N 22°00′20″E
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Pori sub-region
Charter	1861
Government
• Municipal manager	Nina-Mari Turpela
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	184.88 km2 (71.38 sq mi)
• Land	182.91 km2 (70.62 sq mi)
• Water	1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
• Rank	268th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,168
• Rank	165th largest in Finland
• Density	28.25/km2 (73.2/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.2% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	0.5%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	14.8%
• 15 to 64	56.5%
• 65 or older	28.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21.25%
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.nakkila.fi

There are two major sights, the Nakkila Church and the film studio Villilä, often referred as "Hollywood of Finland". Nakkila is also well known for the European river lampreys, which are a traditional food of the locality.[7]

History

In the early days of the Continuation War, Järvikylä, Nakkila was a target of a strange bombing, when the Soviet bombers carried out the only air bombing of the Satakunta region. The reason of the bombing is still unknown[8]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Nakkila

Year Pop. ±% 1980 6 248 —     1985 6,445 —     1990 6,396 −0.8% 1995 6,186 −3.3% 2000 6,094 −1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2005 5,832 −4.3% 2010 5,788 −0.8% 2015 5,651 −2.4% 2020 5,321 −5.8%

Economy

Nakkila's most significant industrial companies are Nakkila Works konepaja and Länsi-Suomen Voima Oy's hydropower plant. Smaller industrial activities have been represented by the carpentry industry. The Suominen Corporation's nonwovens factory[9] (formerly Suomisen nahkatehdas[10]) has also been a major employer, but much of the production has been shut down by the end of 2012.

Villages in Nakkila

The year following the name of the village indicates when the first document entry is known about the village.

Arantila, Anola (1410), Hormisto, Järvikylä, Kivialho, Kukonharja (1354), Lammainen (1348), Leistilä (1441), Masia, Matomäki, Pakkala, Punapakka, Penttala, Pysykykangas, Ruskila, Soinila, Tattara (1441), Tervasmäki, Uotinmäki, Viikkala, Villilä(1451), Vuohimäki, Hohtari.

Transport

Nakkila's most significant road is valtatie 2 between Helsinki and Pori. The Tampere-Pori railway also passes through Nakkila.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Nakkila:

• Left Alliance 22.1%
• True Finns 19.1%
• Centre Party 18.5%
• Social Democratic Party 17.7%
• National Coalition Party 15.9%
• Green League 3.2%
• Christian Democrats 3.2%
• Other parties 0.3%

Attractions

Nakkila's attractions include Finland's first functionalist church, completed in 1937, and Villilä film studio, which is sometimes nicknamed "Hollywood of Finland". Villilä has shot parts of the films Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa, Sibelius, FC Venus and Risto Räppääjä ja liukas Lennart.There are also many archeological monuments in Nakkila, the most important of which are the Kiukainen cultural area in Uotinmäki, the Selkäkangas burial mounds in Viikkala from the bronze ages and the Rieskaronmäki bronze age residence in Kivialho.

Other attractions include:

• Kotiseutumuseo
• Juustomeijerimuseo
• Pyssykankaan koulumuseo.

Sports

The Nakkila sporting center is the home of all sport activity in Nakkila (excluding the ice hockey rink located in Ruskila) notable sports clubs from Nakkila include NTK Nakkila, Nakkilan Nasta, Paterit and Nakkilan Vire. NTK is a floorball club, Nasta has a football and a futsal section. Paterit plays volleyball and Vire is an athletics team.

The Finnish Championships of cross country running of 2022 are being held in Nakkila from 7th of May 2022 to 8th of May 2022.[11][12]

Notable people

• Edvard Hannula (1859–1931), Finnish clergyman and politician[13]
• Kyllikki Pohjala (1894–1979), Finnish politician[14]
• Simo Frangén (1963) comedian
• Juho Wiktor Suominen (1877–1935) manufacturer
• Jesse Laaksonen (1989) ice hockey player
• Eemeli Reponen (1990) footballer
• Axel Kurck (1555–1630) warlord
• Tauno Matomäki (1937) Vuorineuvos
• Markus Palttala (1977) racing driver

Sister cities

Nakkila is twinned with:

• Boksitogorsk, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
• Hudiksvall, Sweden

References

External links

Media related to Nakkila at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Nakkila – Official website (in Finnish)

На других языках

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[de] Nakkila

Nakkila ist eine Gemeinde in der westfinnischen Landschaft Satakunta mit 5256 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Sie liegt rund 20 Kilometer südöstlich der Hafenstadt Pori beiderseits des Flusses Kokemäenjoki.

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- [en] Nakkila

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[ru] Наккила

Наккила (фин. Nakkila) — община в провинции Сатакунта, губерния Западная Финляндия, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 184,88 км², из которых 1,97 км² — вода.

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