Myrskylä
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Myrskylän kunta - Mörskom kommun | |||||
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Founded | 1636 | ||||
Province | Southern Finland | ||||
Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||||
Sub-region | Porvoo | ||||
Area - Of which land - Rank |
206.36 km² 200.32 km² ranked 332nd |
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Population - Density - Change - Rank |
2,033 (2005) 10.1 inh./km² - 0.1% ranked 347th |
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Urbanisation | 44.6% | ||||
Unemployment | 11.0% | ||||
Official languages | Finnish, Swedish | ||||
Municipal manager | Jouko Asuja | ||||
Home page | http://www.myrskyla.fi |
Myrskylä (pronounced [ˈmyrskylæ]) in Finnish or Mörskom in Swedish is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,036 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 206.38 km² of which 5.76 km² is water. The population density is 10.15 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Viren.
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Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa | ||
Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |