Perniö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈperniø]; Swedish: Bjärnå) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.

Perniö
Perniö – Bjärnå
Perniön kunta
Bjärnå kommun
Perniö church
Perniö church
Coat of arms of Perniö
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged with SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerPentti Vanhatalo
Area
 • Total407.79 km2 (157.45 sq mi)
 • Land397.88 km2 (153.62 sq mi)
 • Water9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
 • Rank235th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total6,023
 • Rank177th
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 −0.5% change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation52.8%
Unemployment rate8.9%
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.pernio.fi/

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,026 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 407.79 km² (excluding sea) of which 9.91 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.15 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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