Ulvila (; sv, Ulvsby) is a

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and

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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 Bot ...

. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted

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as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its

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were taken over by

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north- ...

in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000. Ulvila is located in the

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Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ...

and the former province of

Western Finland Western Finland ( fi, Länsi-Suomen lääni, sv, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. ...

. The town is situated just southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The

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is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The medieval St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to

St. Olaf Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title ''Rex Perpet ...

, who also is portrayed in the arms of the municipality. The

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, also known as Ulvila Church, is one of the best-preserved of its kind in Finland.

Politics

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2021 in Ulvila: *

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

29.6% *

National Coalition Party sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...

23.4% * Centre Party 15.3% *

True Finns The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The ...

14.5% * Left Alliance 9.1% *

Christian Democrats __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...

4.8% *

Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the pol ...

3.3% * Blue future 0.1%

Transport

Ulvila is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Pori.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ulvila is twinned with: *

Ljusdal Municipality Ljusdal Municipality (''Ljusdals kommun'') is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities within Gävleborg County. Its seat is Ljusdal. The municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the market town (''köping'') of Ljusdal (instituted in 1 ...

, Sweden * Suure-Jaani, Estonia

Notable people from Ulvila

* Simo Frangén (born 1963) – television presenter and humorist * Kaarlo Kangasniemi (born 1941) – weightlifter and sports personality * Kauko Kangasniemi (1942–2013) – weightlifter * Mauno Lindroos (born 1941) – weightlifter * Patrik Raitanen (born 2001) – footballer * Karl Reilin (1874–1962) – sports shooter * Raili Riuttala (born 1933) – freestyle swimmer * Sylvi Salonen (1920–2003) – actress * Sofianna Sundelin (born 2003) – ice hockey player * Kalle Varonen (born 1974) – freestyle swimmer

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Finland Medieval Finnish towns Populated places established in the 1360s {{WesternFinland-geo-stub