Masku

Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of Turku, has a population of 9,645 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 204.01 square kilometres (78.77 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 55.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.8/sq mi).

Masku
Municipality
Maskun kunta
Masku kommun
Masku Church
Masku Church
Coat of arms of Masku
Coat of arms
Location of Masku in Finland
Location of Masku in Finland
Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerArto Oikarinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
 • Land174.90 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
 • Water29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
 • Rank271st largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total9,645
 • Rank101st largest in Finland
 • Density55.15/km2 (142.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.2% (official)
 • Swedish1.3%
 • Others2.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1419.9%
 • 15 to 6461.1%
 • 65 or older18.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.masku.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in Swedish. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[5]

On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.

History
The original coat of arms of Masku.

Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included Merimasku until 1577, when it was transferred to Naantali.[6] The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym Maskinnamo (originally *Maskun Innanmaa) in Korpo. There is also a village called Maskulainen in both Rymättylä and Lemu, suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.[7]

Lemu and Askainen were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger.

Notable people

The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski. Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim, field marshal and 6th President of Finland was born in Louhisaari Manor of Askainen in 1867.[8]

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. Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 264. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  8. Everyman's Encyclopedia volume 8. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1978. ISBN 0-460-04020-0.

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