Rusko

Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.

Rusko
Municipality
Ruskon kunta
Rusko kommun
Sormat office in Rusko
Sormat office in Rusko
Flag of Rusko
Coat of arms of Rusko
Location of Rusko in Finland
Location of Rusko in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerArto Oikarinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi)
  Land127.12 km2 (49.08 sq mi)
  Water0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
  Rank287th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
  Total6,442
  Rank145th largest in Finland
  Density50.68/km2 (131.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish95.3% (official)
  Swedish1.6%
  Others3.1%
Population by age
  0 to 1420.1%
  15 to 6460.3%
  65 or older19.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websiterusko.fi

It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,442 (19 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 50.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (131.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.

References

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 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.


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