Sammatti

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Sammatin kunta
Image:Sammatticoa.jpg
Coat of Arms Location
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Lohja
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
85.18 km²
72.68 km²
ranked 417th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
1,242 (2004)
17.1 inh./km²
+ 0.2%
ranked 401st
Urbanisation 58.0%
Unemployment 6.2%
Official languages Finnish
Municipal manager Hanna-Maria Grandell
Home page http://www.sammatti.fi

Sammatti (pronounced [ˈsɑmːɑtːi]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,242 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 85.18 km² of which 12.50 km² is water. The population density is 17.09 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

It was the birthplace of one of Finland's most famous writers, Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Kalevala.

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Municipalities of Uusimaa Coat of arms of Uusimaa
Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti
Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°19′15″N, 23°49′15″E