Eurajoki

Eurajoki (Finnish: [ˈeu̯rɑˌjoki]; Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,146 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 26.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (68.6/sq mi).

This article is about the municipality. For the river, see Eura River.
Eurajoki
Euraåminne
Municipality
Eurajoen kunta
Euraåminne kommun
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Coat of arms of Eurajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionRauma sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Municipality managerHarri Hiitiö
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi)
 • Land345.39 km2 (133.36 sq mi)
 • Water298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi)
 • Rank223rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total9,146
 • Rank107th largest in Finland
 • Density26.48/km2 (68.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others3.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1417.1%
 • 15 to 6456.7%
 • 65 or older26.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.eurajoki.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Economy
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Eurajoki

Three of Finland's five nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki,[5] and a fourth one is planned since 2008.[6] The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.

Site-preparation for the construction of the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is going on (as of Q4 2022).[7] The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.[7]

Transport

The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), and to the nearest city, Pori, is 35 kilometres (22 mi).[8] Highway 8 (E8) and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma[9] run through the municipality.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. Pukkila, Tapio (21 April 2023). "Eurajoki on monen mielessä yhtä kuin Olkiluoto – pitäisikö kunta nimetä uudelleen ydinvoimalasaarensa mukaan?". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. "Environmental study for Olkiluoto 4". World Nuclear News. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2022-10-29/kjernefamilien. Klassekampen.no. Retrieved 2022-10-29
  8. "Eurajoki - Portaali" (in Finnish). Municipality of Eurajoki. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. Rauman rautatien historiaa (in Finnish)

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