Mynämäki

Mynämäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmynæˌmæki]; Swedish: Virmo) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. Neighbouring municipalities are Aura, Eura, Laitila, Masku, Nousiainen, Pöytyä, Rusko, Taivassalo, Turku and Vehmaa.

Mynämäki Virmo
Municipality
Mynämäen kunta Virmo kommun
Mynämäki Church
Coat of arms
Location of Mynämäki in Finland
Coordinates: 60°41′N 021°59′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
Re-established	2007
Government
• Municipal manager	Seija Österberg
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	536.08 km^2 (206.98 sq mi)
• Land	519.71 km^2 (200.66 sq mi)
• Water	16.37 km^2 (6.32 sq mi)
Area rank	170th largest in Finland
Population  (2020-07-31)[2]
• Total	7,648
• Rank	128th largest in Finland
• Density	14.72/km^2 (38.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.6% (official)
• Swedish	0.6%
• Others	0.7%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	18.1%
• 15 to 64	63.4%
• 65 or older	18.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.mynamaki.fi

The municipality has a population of 7,648 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 536.08 square kilometres (206.98 sq mi) of which 16.37 km² (6.32 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Karjala was consolidated with Mynämäki in 1977. The municipality of Mietoinen was consolidated with Mynämäki in 2007.

People

• Daniel Juslenius (1676–1752)
• Antti Lizelius (1708–1795) - Vicar of Mynämäki in 1761 - 1795, was the publisher of the first Finnish language newspaper - Suomenkieliset Tietosanomat
• Pekka Aakula (1866–1928)
• Toivo Sukari (born 1954)

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.

External links

• Media related to Mynämäki at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Mynämäki – Official website (in Finnish)