Nousiainen

Nousiainen Nousis
Municipality
Nousiaisten kunta Nousis kommun
Nousiainen Church
Coat of arms
Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E / 60.600; 22.083
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 km2 (77.05 sq mi)
• Land	198.93 km2 (76.81 sq mi)
• Water	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
• Rank	263rd largest in Finland
Population  (2024-08-31)[2]
• Total	4,664
• Rank	175th largest in Finland
• Density	23.45/km2 (60.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	95.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.8%
• Others	3.4%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	19%
• 15 to 64	60.3%
• 65 or older	20.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.nousiainen.fi

Nousiainen (Finnish: [ˈnou̯siˌɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Turku along Highway 8 (E8).^[5] The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,664 (31 August 2024)^[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 23.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.7/sq mi).

There are two Natura 2000 sites in Nousiainen: the Kurjenrahka National Park and the Rehtisuo Raised Bog.^[6]