Huittinen

Huittinen (Swedish: Vittis) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Pori and 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Tampere. The town has a population of 10,021 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 539.59 square kilometres (208.34 sq mi) of which 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.7/sq mi).

Sahkon Kievari ("Sahko's Inn") in Huittinen
Huittinen

Vittis
Town
Huittisten kaupunki
Vittis stad
A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen
Coat of arms
Location of Huittinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionPori sub-region
Charter1865
Market town1972
Town privileges1977
SeatLauttakylä
Government
 • Town managerJyrki Peltomaa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total539.59 km2 (208.34 sq mi)
 • Land532.62 km2 (205.65 sq mi)
 • Water6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Area rank163rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total10,021
 • Rank98th largest in Finland
 • Density18.81/km2 (48.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1415.2%
 • 15 to 6463%
 • 65 or older21.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.huittinen.fi

The town is unilingually Finnish.

Risto Ryti, the president of Finland in 1940–44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.

Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Huittinen:

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Huittinen is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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