Pukkila

Pukkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpukkila]; Swedish: Pukkila, also Buckila) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population; the municipality has a population of 1,851 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 145.94 square kilometres (56.35 sq mi) of which 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.0/sq mi).

Pukkila
Municipality
Pukkilan kunta Pukkila kommun
Pukkila church.
Coat of arms
Location of Pukkila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°38.7′N 025°35′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Porvoo sub-region
Charter	1898
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Myyryläinen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	145.94 km2 (56.35 sq mi)
• Land	145.04 km2 (56.00 sq mi)
• Water	0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Area rank	279th largest in Finland
Population  (2020-07-31)[2]
• Total	1,851
• Rank	267th largest in Finland
• Density	12.76/km2 (33.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.9%
• Others	1.3%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	20.2%
• 15 to 64	62%
• 65 or older	17.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.pukkila.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The pukki- part of the municipality's name means "male goat".

In 1962, a former villager, Onni Nurmi, bequeathed the village 760 shares in a company called Nokia - then chiefly known as a manufacturer of rubber workboots - on condition that the income be used for the benefit of the elderly and that the shares would never be sold. After a legal battle[6][7] the shares have now been diversified and the income used to fund a welfare centre[8] and services for the elderly.[9]