Myrskylä
Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population; the municipality has a population of 1,725 (30 September 2023)[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 8.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.
Myrskylä
Myrskylä – Mörskom | |
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Municipality | |
Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun | |
![]() Myrskylä Church | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Myrskylä in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region |
Charter | 1636 |
Seat | Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä) |
Government | |
• Municipality manager | Esa Ukkola |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
• Rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-09-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,725 |
• Rank | 272nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 8.61/km2 (22.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 87.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 9% |
• Others | 3.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 55% |
• 65 or older | 29.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.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.
Geography
There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.
History
The area was originally a part of the Pernå parish and has had both Finnish and Swedish inhabitants since the medieval times. The village of Hallila (under its Swedish name Skomarböle) was first mentioned in 1403 while Myrskylä itself was first mentioned in 1485. The name of Myrskylä comes from the Finnish word myrsky meaning "storm", likely via a farm name.[5]
Myrskylä acquired its first church in 1604 or 1611, eventually becoming its own parish in 1636. The parish was an annex of the bishop of Porvoo from 1747 to 1865.[6]
Demographics
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In orange: Number of Finnish speakers.
In blue: Number Swedish speakers.
In grey: Number of people with another native language.
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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:
- True Finns 27.1%
- Centre Party 22.0%
- National Coalition Party 15.7%
- Social Democratic Party 12.6%
- Swedish People's Party 10.0%
- Green League 4.6%
- Christian Democrats 3.7%
- Left Alliance 2.8%
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "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.
- "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 280+418. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved January 4, 2023.
External links
Media related to Myrskylä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website, Finnish, Swedish