Myrskylä

Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,925 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.

Myrskylä

Myrskylä – Mörskom
Municipality
Myrskylän kunta
Mörskoms kommun
Myrskylä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Myrskylä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionPorvoo sub-region
Charter1636
SeatMyrskylä (Kirkonkylä)
Government
 • Municipality managerSam Vuorinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi)
 • Land200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi)
 • Water5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Area rank262nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total1,925
 • Rank273rd largest in Finland
 • Density9.61/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish87.2% (official)
 • Swedish10.8%
 • Others2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.4%
 • 15 to 6461.6%
 • 65 or older21%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20%
Urbanisation44.6%
Unemployment rate11.0%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.myrskyla.fi

The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden.

The falling pine tree in the municipality's coat of arms implicitly refers to the Finnish name of the municipality, Myrskylä (word "myrsky" means storm and "kylä" means village). Myrskylä's Swedish name Mörskom is believed to be an abbreviation for "Mörka skogarnas område", which literally means "the area of dark forests".

Geography

There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.

Villages

Hallila, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä), Pakila and Kreivilä.

Population
Demo-linguistic evolution in Myrskylä municipality in the period 1880–2010.
In orange: Number of Finnish speakers.
In blue: Number Swedish speakers.
In grey: Number of people with another native language.
Myrskylän asukasluvun kehitys
Vuosi Asukasluku
19802 073
19812 047
19822 005
19831 994
19842 026
19851 998
19861 985
19871 979
19882 014
19892 051
19902 098
19912 066
19922 065
19932 054
19942 051
19952 040
19962 021
19972 011
19982 022
19992 036
20002 044
20011 974
20021 992
20032 012
20042 036
20052 033
20062 050
20072 026
20082 010
20092 021
20102 006
20112 008

The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.

Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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