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Pukkila (Finnish: [ˈpukːilɑ]; Swedish also Buckila) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,848 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 145.94 square kilometres (56.35 sq mi) of which 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.0/sq mi).

Pukkila
Municipality
Pukkilan kunta Pukkila kommun
Pukkila church
Coat of arms
Location of Pukkila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°38.7′N 025°35′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Porvoo sub-region
Charter	1898
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Myyryläinen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	145.94 km2 (56.35 sq mi)
• Land	145.04 km2 (56.00 sq mi)
• Water	0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
• Rank	279th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,848
• Rank	268th largest in Finland
• Density	12.74/km2 (33.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.9%
• Others	1.3%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	15.7%
• 15 to 64	60.6%
• 65 or older	23.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21.5%
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.pukkila.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The pukki- part of the municipality's name means "male goat", which is why the name of the municipality literally means the "place of goat". Pukkila has previously also been called Savijoki ("Clay River") and, in local colloquial language, Vähä-Porvoo ("Lesser Porvoo").[6]

In 1962, a former villager, Onni Nurmi, bequeathed the village 760 shares in a company called Nokia - then chiefly known as a manufacturer of rubber workboots - on condition that the income be used for the benefit of the elderly and that the shares would never be sold. After a legal battle[7][8] the shares have now been diversified and the income used to fund a welfare centre[9] and services for the elderly.[10]

Sights

Pukkila includes the Naarkoski rapids with small waterfalls and fishponds, the Pukkila Church, Pukkila's wild boar garden, and the old and new part of Yado Oikawa's Japanese inn.[11]

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pukkila:

• Centre Party 41.2%
• True Finns 23.0%
• National Coalition Party 14.8%
• Social Democratic Party 11.1%
• Green League 4.2%
• Left Alliance 3.4%
• Christian Democrats 1.3%
• Swedish People's Party 0.3%

See also

• Myrskylä
• Orimattila

References

External links

Media related to Pukkila at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Pukkila – Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Pukkila

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[ru] Пуккила

Пуккила (фин. Pukkila) — община в провинции Уусимаа, губерния Южная Финляндия, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 145,94 км², из которых 0,9 км² — вода.

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