Teuva
Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.
Teuva
Östermark | |
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Municipality | |
Teuvan kunta Östermarks kommun | |
![]() Municipal office | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Teuva in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region |
Charter | 1868 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Erkki Nevanperä |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 556.05 km2 (214.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 554.66 km2 (214.16 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
Area rank | 154th largest in Finland |
Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,036 |
• Rank | 172nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 9.08/km2 (23.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.4% |
• Others | 0.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 60.2% |
• 65 or older | 25% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
Website | www.teuva.fi |
It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 5,036 (31 July 2020)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 554.66 km2 (214.16 sq mi) of which 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 9.08/km2 (23.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
In August 2010, more than fifty pocket-sized saunas were gathered on a lakeside within Teuva for the fifth annual Mobile Sauna Festival. Some six-thousand visitors attended the festival, doubling the population of Teuva for the weekend.[6][7]
Villages
Horo, Horonkylä,[8] Kauppila, Kirkonkylä, Komsi, Korvenkylä, Luovankylä, Nori, Perälä, Piikkilänkylä, Riippi, Salonpää and Äystö.[9]
Notable individuals
- Antti Rajamäki, sprinter
- Aulis Ranta-Muotio, politician
- Elonkerjuu, rock band
- Helge Saarikoski, politician and Member of Parliament
- Jorma Mattinen, professor and rector at the Åbo Akademi University from 2005-2014
- Jukka Rauhala, Olympic wrestler
- Lauri Ingman, theologian, bishop, politician and twice Prime Minister of Finland
- Mirjam Tuokkola, archer
- Nicole, a band
- Oiva Ketonen, philosopher, writer, academic and professor
- Otto Syreeni, businessman
- Pauli Nevala, javelin thrower
- Severi Savonen, professor
- Simo Korpela, poet and priest
- Roppal, also known as Riskipiiku, professional Osu! player
Fictional individuals from Teuva
- Teuvan Tiltu
- Tsiisus Nieminen, singer from Teuva on Kingi[10]
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "Mobile Sauna Festival in Teuva, Finland". the Guardian. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- POV. "Finlands Mobile Sauna Festival | Steam of Life | POV | PBS". Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "Tulevaisuus Teuvalla". www.teuva.fi. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "Äystö - Valoisa yrittäjäkylä | Äystö". www.aysto.fi. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "Tsiisus Nieminen". Retrieved 2016-07-21.