Kimitoön

Kimitoön (Finnish: Kemiönsaari) is a municipality and island of Finland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Dragsfjärd, Kimito and Västanfjärd were consolidated into a single municipality.

Kimitoön
Kimitoön – Kemiönsaari
Municipality
Kimitoöns kommun
Kemiönsaaren kunta
An old sauna, Sagalund outdoor museum, Kimito, Finland
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Kimitoön in Finland
Coordinates: 60°10′N 022°44′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionÅboland–Turunmaa sub-region
Charter2009
Government
 • Municipal managerErika Strandberg
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,800.99 km2 (1,081.47 sq mi)
 • Land686.91 km2 (265.22 sq mi)
 • Water2,113.94 km2 (816.20 sq mi)
 • Rank123rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,462
 • Rank142nd largest in Finland
 • Density9.41/km2 (24.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Swedish66.2% (official)
 • Finnish30%
 • Others3.7%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1411.9%
 • 15 to 6453.3%
 • 65 or older34.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kimitoon.fi

The municipality is located in the Archipelago Sea in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,462 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,800.99 square kilometres (1,081.47 sq mi) of which 2,113.94 km2 (816.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.4/sq mi). Actual island is the largest coastal island of Finland with the area of 524 square kilometres (202 sq mi). It is situated in the Southwest Finland region in Western Finland province. The island has a population of 7,500 divided between the two municipalities: Kimitoön and Salo of which Salo is mostly located on the mainland.

Kimitoön is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 30% Finnish speakers, 66% Swedish speakers, and 4% speakers of other languages.

Politics

Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Kimitoön:[4]

  • Bengtskär Lighthouse
  • Strömma Canal
  • Restaurant Hotel Villa Felix
  • The Obelisk of Kimito Church
  • Västanfjärd Old Church

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. "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.
  4. "Kemiönsaari, tulokset puolueittain". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi.
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