Nousiainen

Nousiainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnousiˌɑinen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland.

Nousiainen Nousis
Municipality
Nousiaisten kunta Nousis kommun
Nousiainen Church
Coat of arms
Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipal manager	Juhani Kylämäkilä
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	199.55 km^2 (77.05 sq mi)
• Land	198.81 km^2 (76.76 sq mi)
• Water	0.62 km^2 (0.24 sq mi)
Area rank	263rd largest in Finland
Population  (2020-07-31)[2]
• Total	4,701
• Rank	179th largest in Finland
• Density	23.65/km^2 (61.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.3% (official)
• Swedish	0.8%
• Others	0.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	21.7%
• 15 to 64	64.5%
• 65 or older	13.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.nousiainen.fi

Located in the Southwest Finland region. The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,701 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 199.55 square kilometres (77.05 sq mi) of which 0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.3/sq mi)..

History

Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, whereafter the seat was shifted to Turku. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages.[6] The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.

People

• Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), professional ice hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL)

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.
6. David Kirby, A Concise History of Finland (Cambridge, 2006), p. 7.

External links

• Media related to Nousiainen at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Nousiainen – Official website