Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.
Teuva
Östermark | |
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Municipality | |
| Teuvan kunta Östermarks kommun | |
Municipal office | |
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Location of Teuva in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Veli Nummela |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 556.05 km2 (214.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 554.66 km2 (214.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 154th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,955 |
| • Rank | 172nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.93/km2 (23.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 34.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22.5% |
| Website | www.teuva.fi |
It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 4,955 (31 December 2021)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 554.66 km2 (214.16 sq mi) of which 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 8.93/km2 (23.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In August 2010, more than fifty pocket-sized saunas were gathered on a lakeside within Teuva for the fifth annual Mobile Sauna Festival. Some six-thousand visitors attended the festival, doubling the population of Teuva for the weekend.[6][7]
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