Lieto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯to]; Swedish: Lundo) is a city and municipality of Finland.

Lieto
Lundo
City
Liedon kaupunki
Lundo stad
Coat of arms of Lieto
Location of Lieto in Finland
Location of Lieto in Finland
Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.5050°N 22.4583°E / 60.5050; 22.4583
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Metropolitan areaTurku metropolitan area
Founded1331
Government
 • City managerMika Ingi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total302.56 km2 (116.82 sq mi)
 • Land300.54 km2 (116.04 sq mi)
 • Water1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
 • Rank235th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,635
 • Rank52nd largest in Finland
 • Density68.66/km2 (177.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.4% (official)
 • Swedish1.5%
 • Others4.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1419.5%
 • 15 to 6460.8%
 • 65 or older19.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.lieto.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 20,635 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 302.56 square kilometres (116.82 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 68.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (177.8/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Aura, Kaarina, Marttila, Paimio, Pöytyä and Turku.

The city is unilingually Finnish.

Lieto has a medieval stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city center.

The city is also home to the largest local scout troop in Finland, called LEK or Liedon Eränkävijät.

Lieto was changed to a city in July 2022.


References edit

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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