Bromarv (; fi, Bromarv) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

and former municipality of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

comprising the former municipalities Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with

Pohja Pohja (; sv, Pojo) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality ...

and

Karis Karis (; fi, Karjaa ) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg; fi, Raasepori. It is located in the Finnish province of Southern ...

to form the new municipality of

Raseborg Raseborg ( fi, Raasepori) is a town (administrative area) and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town. Of these, Ekenäs now serves as ...

on January 1, 2009. Bromarv

Bromarv was located in the

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of Southern Finland and was part of the

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

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. The

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of Hanko is located south of Bromarv. The town was bilingual, with the majority being

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speakers (91,7%). It is noted for its

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, part of which is the Raseborgs västra skärgård.

Sub-region of Uusimaa

Bromarv was also the name of a sub-region of

, also known as Nyland. File:Bromarv. Satama. Juhannussalko 2019-2.jpg, Midsummer pole in 2019 in Bromarv harbour. File:Bromarv. Viljamakasiini vuodelta 1878 - 1.jpg, Bromarv parish granary built in 1878. File:Bromarv Kyrkan.jpg, The new church, built in 1981 after the old one was burnt down.

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Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Former municipalities of Finland Raseborg {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub