Särkisalo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsærkiˌsɑlo]; Swedish: Finby) is a former municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
Särkisalo
Särkisalo – Finby | |
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| Särkisalon kunta Finby kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Paavo Karila |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.85 km2 (31.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 81.79 km2 (31.58 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 405th |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 723 |
| • Rank | 420th |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| −2.8 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.sarkisalo.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 710 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 82.85 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.06 km² is inland water. The population density was 8.68 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
External links edit
Media related to Särkisalo at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.sarkisalo.fi/ – Official website (in Finnish)
60°06′50″N 22°57′00″E / 60.11389°N 22.95000°E
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