Särkisalo

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Särkisalon kunta
Finby kommun
municipality in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Salo
City manager Paavo Karila
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 405th
82.85 km²
81.79 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked 420th
723
- 2.8 %
8.8/km²
Urbanisation 0.0 %
Unemployment rate 10.5 %
http://www.sarkisalo.fi/

Särkisalo (IPA[ˈsærkiˌsɑlo]), or Finby in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 710 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 82.85 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.06 km² is inland water. The population density is 8.68 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.

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Coordinates: 60°06′50″N, 22°57′00″E