Kustavi

Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.

Kustavi

Gustavs
Municipality
Kustavin kunta
Gustavs kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Kustavi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter1874
Government
 • Municipal managerVeijo Katara
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total770.15 km2 (297.36 sq mi)
 • Land166.43 km2 (64.26 sq mi)
 • Water603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi)
Area rank273rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total945
 • Rank300th largest in Finland
 • Density5.68/km2 (14.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.9% (official)
 • Swedish1.3%
 • Others1.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.3%
 • 15 to 6461.3%
 • 65 or older26.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.25%
Websitewww.kustavi.fi

It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 945 (31 July 2020),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Southwest Finland in terms of population. It covers an area of 770.15 square kilometres (297.36 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.7/sq mi).

There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.

The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services of the municipality include 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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Kustavi church
Inside Kustavi church


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