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Eurajoki
Euraåminne
Municipality
Eurajoen kunta
Euraåminne kommun
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Coat of arms of Eurajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E / 61.200°N 21.733°E / 61.200; 21.733
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionRauma sub-region
First records1344
Charter1869
Government
 • Municipality managerHarri Hiitiö
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi)
 • Land514.99 km2 (198.84 sq mi)
 • Water298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi)
 • Rank223rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,143
 • Rank106th largest in Finland
 • Density17.75/km2 (46.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others3.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1417.1%
 • 15 to 6456.7%
 • 65 or older26.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.eurajoki.fi

Eurajoki (Finnish: [ˈeu̯rɑˌjoki]; Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,143 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Economy

The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Eurajoki

Three of Finland's five nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki,[6] and a fourth one is planned since 2008.[7] The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.

Site-preparation for the construction of the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is going on (as of Q4 2022).[8] The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.[8]

Transport

The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), and to the nearest city, Pori, is 35 kilometres (22 mi).[9] Highway 8 (E8) and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma[10] run through the municipality.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:

Notable people

See also

References

  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.
  6. ^ Pukkila, Tapio (21 April 2023). "Eurajoki on monen mielessä yhtä kuin Olkiluoto – pitäisikö kunta nimetä uudelleen ydinvoimalasaarensa mukaan?". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Environmental study for Olkiluoto 4". World Nuclear News. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2022-10-29/kjernefamilien. Klassekampen.no. Retrieved 2022-10-29
  9. ^ "Eurajoki - Portaali" (in Finnish). Municipality of Eurajoki. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Rauman rautatien historiaa (in Finnish)

External links

Media related to Eurajoki at Wikimedia Commons


Places adjacent to Eurajoki
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