Sauvo (; sv, Sagu) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Finland
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. It is located in the
Southwest Finland
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region
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. The municipality had a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of
summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many
manor house
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s.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
History
Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the
Iron Age
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. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.
The municipality of
Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.
Notable persons
*
Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
*
Arno Jaatinen,
Jäger major
*
Arto Nuotio, singer
*
Arvo Korsimo, politician
*
Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
*
Esko Kiviranta, politician
*
John Rosenbröijer,
Jäger trooper
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Jorma Rinne, athlete
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Petri Laaksonen, musician
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Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
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Sanna Perkiö, politician
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Veikko Palomaa, writer
Gallery
File:Sauvon kirkko.jpg, The church of Sauvo
File:100 0084 Sauvon kirkko.jpg, Inside Sauvo's church
File:Karuna Church 1.jpg, Church of Karuna
File:Seurasaari Karunan kirkko.JPG, Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
References
External links
Municipality of Sauvo– Official website
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