Summary
Eura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeu̯rɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 11,181 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 630.20 square kilometres (243.32 sq mi) of which 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.0/sq mi).
Eura | |
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Municipality | |
| Euran kunta Eura kommun | |
 Biolan headquarters in Eura | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eura in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°08′N 022°08′E / 61.133°N 22.133°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region |
| First records | 1445 |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Juha Majalahti |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 630.20 km2 (243.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 578.88 km2 (223.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 146th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,181 |
| • Rank | 89th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 19.31/km2 (50.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.4% |
| • 65 or older | 28.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.eura.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Kiukainen was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009.
The municipality is one of the most distinguished places in Finland in terms of pre-historical findings. The archaeological findings are mainly from the Iron Age and include e.g. ancient dress "Euran Emännän Puku".
Local tradition had it still in the 18th century that a decisive battle against invading Sweden was held in Eura's Big Meadow (Iso Niitty) in the Middle Ages. According to the story, there was blood up to man's ankles on the meadow.[6]
Politics edit
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eura:
- Social Democratic Party 32.9%
- Centre Party 22.8%
- True Finns 16.1%
- Left Alliance 12.2%
- National Coalition Party 10.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.5%
- Green League 2.0%
Twin towns - Sister cities edit
Eura is twinned with:
Harku Parish, Estonia
Askersund Municipality, Sweden
Notable people edit
- Carl Oscar Malm, founder of Finnish Sign Language
- Darude (real name Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen), DJ and record producer
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Purhonen, Paula: Kristinuskon saapumisesta Suomeen. 1998. ISBN 951-9057-31-5. See page 156.
External links edit
Media related to Eura at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Eura – Official website