Myrskylä

Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,816 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.

Myrskylä
Myrskylä – Mörskom
Municipality
Myrskylän kunta
Mörskoms kommun
Myrskylä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Myrskylä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionPorvoo sub-region
Charter1636
SeatMyrskylä (Kirkonkylä)
Government
 • Municipality managerSam Vuorinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi)
 • Land200.36 km2 (77.36 sq mi)
 • Water5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
 • Rank262nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,816
 • Rank266th largest in Finland
 • Density9.06/km2 (23.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish87.2% (official)
 • Swedish10.8%
 • Others2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.6%
 • 15 to 6455%
 • 65 or older29.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.myrskyla.fi

The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden.

Geography

There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.

Villages

Hallila, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä), Pakila and Kreivilä.

Demographics
Demo-linguistic evolution in Myrskylä municipality in the period 1880–2010.
In orange: Number of Finnish speakers.
In blue: Number Swedish speakers.
In grey: Number of people with another native language.
Historical census populations – Myrskylä
YearPop.±%
19802,073—    
19812,047−1.3%
19822,005−2.1%
19831,994−0.5%
19842,026+1.6%
19851,998−1.4%
19861,985−0.7%
19871,979−0.3%
19882,014+1.8%
19892,051+1.8%
19902,098+2.3%
YearPop.±%
19912,066−1.5%
19922,065−0.0%
19932,054−0.5%
19942,051−0.1%
19952,040−0.5%
19962,021−0.9%
19972,011−0.5%
19982,022+0.5%
19992,036+0.7%
20002,044+0.4%
20011,974−3.4%
YearPop.±%
20021,992+0.9%
20032,012+1.0%
20042,036+1.2%
20052,033−0.1%
20062,050+0.8%
20072,026−1.2%
20082,010−0.8%
20092,021+0.5%
20102,006−0.7%
20112,008+0.1%
Source:

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

Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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