Iitti
Itis | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Iitin kunta Itis kommun | |
 Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Iitti in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Seat | Kausala |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Jarkko Salonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 687.09 km2 (265.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 589.81 km2 (227.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 142nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,433 |
| • Rank | 141st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.91/km2 (28.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.5% |
| • 65 or older | 31.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
Iitti (Finnish: [ˈiːtːi]; Swedish: Itis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region.[5] The municipality has a population of 6,433 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 687.09 square kilometres (265.29 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.3/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The current administrative center of Iitti is in the village of Kausala. In 1990, the historical center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive kirkonkylä ("church village") in Finland.[6]
In the coat of arms of Iitti, the gray wavy fess refers to Kymi River and the key above it to the municipality's central position along the river. The coat of arms was designed by heraldist Ahti Hammar, and was officially confirmed for use on 3 March 1953.[7]
The Kymi Ring motor sport center is located in Iitti, right next to the border of Kouvola.[8]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Päijät-Häme 2021 (in Finnish)
- ^ Käyhty, Aila (1 October 1990). "Iitin kirkonkylä on Suomen kaunein". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Home". Kymi Ring. Retrieved 31 December 2023.