Piikkiö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpiːkːiø]; Swedish: Pikis), is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 2009.[1]
Piikkiö | |
|---|---|
 Piikkiö Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Piikkiö Location within Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°25′30″N 022°31′00″E / 60.42500°N 22.51667°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| Merged with Kaarina | 1 January 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Jouko Mäkinen |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.69 km2 (35.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90.55 km2 (34.96 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.14 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 400th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 6,695 |
| • Rank | 162nd |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| +0.9% change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 82.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.piikkio.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,836 in December 2004 and covered an area of 90.69 km2 (excluding sea) of which 0.14 km2 is inland water in January 2008.[2] The population density was 75.72 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality was almost unilingually Finnish.
Notable individuals
edit- Mikael Agricola, clergyman and de facto inventor of written Finnish
- Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist[3]
- Jenni Dahlman, former model and winner of the 2001 Miss Scandinavia contest[4]
- Leena Lander, author[5]
- Artturi Lehkonen, ice hockey player[6]
- Mika Lipponen, footballer
- Sami Salo, ice hockey player
- Timo Salonen, rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot
- Yrjö Sirola, politician and writer[7]
- Liisa Veijalainen, orienteer[8]
- Gerda Wrede, actor and speech therapist
References
edit- ^ "Regional adjustments 1.1.2009". stat.fi. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "SUOMEN PINTA-ALA KUNNITTAIN 1. 1. 2008 FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2008" (PDF). www.maanmittauslaitos.fi. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Fredrika Bremer". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Jenni Dahlman". www.missi.net. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Lander, Leena". www.kirjasampo.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "KalPa-sensaatio pääsee melkoiseen puntariin". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Eduskunta, Finland (1982). Finlands riksdagsledamöter 1907-1982 (in Finnish). Valtion painatuskeskus. p. 595. ISBN 978-951-859-235-1. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "MM-suunnistaja Liisa Veijalainen ei pelkää eksymistä". YLE (in Finnish). 21 November 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
External links
edit
Media related to Piikkiö at Wikimedia Commons
Piikkiö travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website (in Finnish)
 | This Western Finland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |