Karkkila
| Karkkila Karkkila – Högfors | ||
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| Town | ||
| Karkkilan kaupunki – Högfors stad | ||
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Helvar Oy main office in Karkkila | ||
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 Location of Karkkila in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°ECoordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | |
| Charter | 1932 | |
| Town | 1977 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Minna Karhunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 255.31 km2 (98.58 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 242.36 km2 (93.58 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 287th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 9,007 | |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 37.16/km2 (96.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.7% | |
| • Others | 3.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | |
| Urbanisation | 88.4% | |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.karkkila.fi | |
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Geography
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 9,007 (30 June 2015)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 255.31 square kilometres (98.58 sq mi) of which 12.95 square kilometres (5.00 sq mi) is inland water (2011-01-01).[1] The population density is 37 inhabitants per square kilometre (96/sq mi) (30 June 2015).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karkkila:
- True Finns 25.2%
- Social Democratic Party 20.7%
- National Coalition Party 16.6%
- Left Alliance 14.8%
- Centre Party 9.2%
- Green League 7.2%
- Christian Democrats 3.8%
- Communist Party of Finland 0.6%
- Swedish People's Party 0.5%
Personalities
- Movie director Aki Kaurismäki lives in Karkkila.
- Famous Finnish curler Markku Uusipaavalniemi comes from Karkkila.
- Sampsa Astala, better known as Kita from the hard rock band Lordi, spent most of his teenage years living in Karkkila.
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Karkkila is a member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[6][7] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).
Altea, Spain - 1991
Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991
Bellagio, Italy - 1991
Bundoran, Ireland - 1991
Granville, France - 1991
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Houffalize, Belgium - 1991
Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991
Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991
Preveza, Greece - 1991
Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991
Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991
Karkkila, Finland - 1997
Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998
Judenburg, Austria - 1999
Chojna, Poland - 2004
Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004
Sigulda, Latvia - 2004
Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004
Türi, Estonia - 2004
Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007
Prienai, Lithuania - 2008
Marsaskala, Malta - 2009
Siret, Romania - 2010
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
External links
Media related to Karkkila at Wikimedia Commons- Official site
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