Nousiainen

Nousiainen
Nousis
Municipality
Nousiaisten kunta
Nousis kommun
Nousiainen Church
Nousiainen Church
Coat of arms of Nousiainen
Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E / 60.600; 22.083
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Charter1867
Government
 • Municipal managerJuhani Kylämäkilä
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total199.55 km2 (77.05 sq mi)
 • Land198.93 km2 (76.81 sq mi)
 • Water0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
 • Rank263rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total4,664
 • Rank175th largest in Finland
 • Density23.45/km2 (60.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish95.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.8%
 • Others3.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1419%
 • 15 to 6460.3%
 • 65 or older20.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Opaskartta - Turun karttapalvelu
  6. ^ Natura 2000 -alueet - Varsinais-Suomi - Ympäristö (in Finnish)