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Pornainen (Finnish: [ˈpornɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Borgnäs) is a small municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Järvenpää.
Pornainen
Borgnäs | |
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Municipality | |
| Pornaisten kunta Borgnäs kommun | |
 Pornainen church on the background | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pornainen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°28.5′N 025°22.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Seat | Kirveskoski |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Haukkasalo |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 150.09 km2 (57.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 146.50 km2 (56.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 278th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,066 |
| • Rank | 168th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 34.58/km2 (89.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.7% |
| • 65 or older | 16.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.pornainen.fi |
The municipality has a population of 5,066 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 150.09 square kilometres (57.95 sq mi) of which 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) is water.[1] The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as Pornainen's church village, and second largest village is Halkia (about 500 residents). The population density is 34.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (89.6/sq mi).
Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality marketed itself under the nickname "Hollywood of Finland".[6][7] The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer destination for many former celebrities, such as actress Regina Linnanheimo, and writers Mika Waltari and Juhani Aho.[6][8]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pornainen:
- True Finns 25.4%
- Social Democratic Party 22.8%
- National Coalition Party 20.6%
- Centre Party 18.1%
- Green League 5.4%
- Left Alliance 3.6%
- Christian Democrats 1.6%
- Swedish People's Party 1.5%
Notable people
- Wiljo Tuompo (1893–1957)
- Seppo Aho (born 1944)
- Joona Sotala (born 1998)
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Pornaisten kunta. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Markkinointitoimisto Sensei. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Arvila, Reetta (July 20, 2010). "Pornaisten Laukkoski on ollut Suomen Hollywood" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
Media related to Pornainen at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pornainen – Official website (in Finnish)
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На других языках
- [en] Pornainen
[ru] Порнайнен
Порнайнен (фин. Pornainen, швед. Borgnäs) — община на юге Финляндии, в провинции Уусимаа. Площадь — 150,09 км², из них 3,59 км². Плотность населения — 34,81 чел/км². Официальный язык — финский.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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