Pernå
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| Pernå kommun - Pernajan kunta | |||||
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| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Loviisa | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
426.86 km² 419.53 km² ranked 226th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
3,925 (2005) 9.4 inh./km² + 0.8% ranked 244th |
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| Urbanisation | 33.4% | ||||
| Unemployment | 9.4% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Ralf Sjödahl | ||||
| Home page | http://www.pernaja.fi | ||||
Pernå in Swedish or Pernaja IPA: /ˈpernaja/ in Finnish is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Eastern Uusimaa (Finnish) or Eastern Nyland (Swedish) region. The municipality has a population of 3,925 (2005-12-31) and covers an area of 425.39 km² of which 7.04 km² is water. The population density is 9.3 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
Pernå / Pernaja is the oldest municipality in the Eastern Uusimaa / Eastern Nyland region. Current municipalities Lapinjärvi (Finnish) Lappträsk (Swedish), Liljendal and Loviisa (Finnish) Lovisa (Swedish) were originally part of it. Mikael Agricola, the founder of written Finnish born in Pernå in the early 16th century. He is also considered to be the Reformator of Finland in the transfer from Catholicism into Lutheranism. Situated conveniently by the coast, and engulfing also a small river, the lands of Pernå / Pernaja were attractiv at a time when waterways rather than proper roads provided the means of transport. Pernå / Pernaja houses numerous manors dating back to the times when Finland was a part of Sweden. The origin of the name "Pernå" is still being discussed. Some think it links with the Finnish-Ugrian word "Pern" meaning lime- or lindentree. "Å" is Swedish for a small river, i.e. the name then being Lindenriver if translated.
[edit] External links
- (Swedish)/(Finnish) Official website
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| Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa |  |
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| Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
| Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |
