Taivassalo

Taivassalo (Finnish: [ˈtɑi̯ʋɑˌsːɑlo]; Swedish: Tövsala) is a municipality of Finland, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the city of Turku. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,691 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 217.68 square kilometres (84.05 sq mi) of which 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/sq mi).

Taivassalo
Tövsala
Municipality
Taivassalon kunta
Tövsala kommun
Taivassalo Church
Taivassalo Church
Coat of arms of Taivassalo
Coat of arms
Location of Taivassalo in Finland
Location of Taivassalo in Finland
Coordinates: 60°33.7′N 021°36.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Founded1155
Government
 • Municipal managerSanna Häkli
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total217.68 km2 (84.05 sq mi)
 • Land140.44 km2 (54.22 sq mi)
 • Water77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi)
 • Rank284th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total1,691
 • Rank273rd largest in Finland
 • Density12.04/km2 (31.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish93.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.8%
 • Others6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1413.4%
 • 15 to 6452.6%
 • 65 or older34%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.taivassalo.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Its neighboring municipalities are Kustavi, Masku, Mynämäki, Naantali, Uusikaupunki and Vehmaa.

The medieval sailing ship appearing in the coat of arms of Taivassalo refers to the maritime connections the coastguard already had during the Northern Crusades, as well as to the medieval naval weaponry, the surviving information of which comes from Taivassalo itself. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Taivassalo municipal council approved it at its meeting on October 21, 1953. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 11, 1954.[5][6]

Name

Taivassalo literally means "sky island", however J. A. Lopmeri and Elias Lönnrot theorized that the initial word was originally taival/taipale, as the area was originally an island, by the time of the naming it may have been connected to the mainland by a thin isthmus (taipale) as a result of post-glacial rebound. The Swedish name Tövsala is an adaptation of the Finnish name.[7]

History

Taivassalo was first mentioned in 1350 as Thowesalu, when it was already a separate parish. It also included Velkua, Kustavi (originally Kivimaa) and Iniö until the 19th century. [8][9]

Notable people

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. Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 165. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
  6. "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat I:13 Taivassalo" (in Finnish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  7. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 442. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 442. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  9. "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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