Nousiainen

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).[6] The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,688 (31 December 2021)[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 23.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.1/sq mi).

For the surname, see Nousiainen (surname).
Nousiainen
Nousis
Municipality
Nousiaisten kunta
Nousis kommun
Nousiainen Church
Coat of arms
Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E
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)
 • Land198.81 km2 (76.76 sq mi)
 • Water0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
 • Rank263rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,688
 • Rank178th largest in Finland
 • Density23.58/km2 (61.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.8%
 • Others0.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1419%
 • 15 to 6460.3%
 • 65 or older20.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.nousiainen.fi

There are two Natura 2000 sites in Nousiainen: the Kurjenrahka National Park and the Rehtisuo Raised Bog.[7]

History

Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, whereafter the seat was shifted to Turku. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages.[8] The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.

Economics

Agriculture has always been Nousiainen's most significant industry. Significant employers also included Teleste Oyj's electronics factory, which, however, has already closed down in the municipality. In 2015, the municipality had 1,009 jobs; of these, 11% were in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishery), 72% in services and 15% in processing.[9] The companies that paid the most corporate tax in 2016 were FCR Finland, which operates in the shipbuilding industry, Mynämäen-Nousiaisten Osuuspankki and Maalausliike Helin.[10]

Culture

Food

Sweetened potato casserole, or imelet perunloora in the local dialect, was named the traditional parish dish of Nousiainen in the 1980s.[11]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. Opaskartta - Turun karttapalvelu
  7. Natura 2000 -alueet - Varsinais-Suomi - Ympäristö (in Finnish)
  8. David Kirby, A Concise History of Finland (Cambridge, 2006), p. 7.
  9. Kuntien avainluvut - Statistics Finland (in Finnish)
  10. YLE: Alueen Nousiainen yhteisöverotiedot (in Finnish)
  11. Jaakko Kolmonen: Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat, p. 26. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)
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