Askola | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Askolan kunta Askola kommun | |
 Askola church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Askola in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region |
| Charter | 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Annu Räsänen[1] |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 218.03 km2 (84.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 212.44 km2 (82.02 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 260th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[3] | |
• Total | 4,679 |
| • Rank | 174th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 22.03/km2 (57.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 3.8% |
| • Others | 3.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% |
| • 65 or older | 20.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.askola.fi |
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑskolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,679 (31 August 2024)[3] and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 22.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.1/sq mi). Monninkylä is the largest village of the municipality in terms of population (1,326 inhabitants).[7] Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Askola is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Mäntsälä.
- ^ "Askola valitsi Annu Räsäsen". 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021.