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Pomarkku
Pomarkku () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. People born in Pomarkku * Oskari Vihantola (1876 – 1936) * Aulis Sileäkangas (1923 – 2013) * Raila Aho (1937 – ) References External links Municipality of Pomarkku– Official website Populated places established in 1868 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunta
Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is Pori. The name of the region literally means hundred (division), hundred. The Satakunta (historical province), historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa. Heraldry The arms are crowned by a ducal coronet, though in Finnish tradition this resembles a Swedish count's coronet. Blazon: "Per fess Azure and Or, a bear rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in both paws a sword Argent, sword handle Or; surmounted by two mullets of seven Argent". History According to one theory, Satakunta was a political and military en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunta (region)
Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') 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 is Pori. The name of the region literally means hundred. The historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa. Heraldry The arms are crowned by a ducal coronet, though in Finnish tradition this resembles a Swedish count's coronet. Blazon: "Per fess Azure and Or, a bear rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in both paws a sword Argent, sword handle Or; surmounted by two mullets of seven Argent". History According to one theory, Satakunta was a political and military entity already in the Late Iron Age of Finland (550 - 1150 AD). During the 13th century, the Swedish rule was consolidated. At the same time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori Sub-region
Pori sub-region is a subdivision of Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland ... and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. Municipalities Politics Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election: * Sauli Niinistö 64.1% * Laura Huhtasaari 11.0% * Pekka Haavisto 7.8% * Paavo Väyrynen 5.7% * Tuula Haatainen 4.1% * Merja Kyllönen 3.9% * Matti Vanhanen 3.0% * Nils Torvalds 0.4% References Sub-regions of Finland Geography of Satakunta Long stubs with short prose {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori
Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the eighth most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Pori is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pori covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John of Finland, Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki, Kankaanp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merikarvia
Merikarvia (; ) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region. The neighboring municipalities are Isojoki, Kristinestad, Pomarkku, Pori and Siikainen. The municipality has a population of 3,169 (2024) and it covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The coastline was formerly Swedish-speaking. Merikarvia is known for the Oura Archipelago, which is part of the Bothnian Sea National Park. History The area has been inhabited since as early as 1800 BC. There are grave sites from the Bronze and Iron Ages within the municipality. Most of the cairns are located in Tuorila village located east of the municipal center. The area of Merikarvia was initially held by the people of Sastamala ( Karkku and Tyrvää) as hunting grounds, which is the origin of the Swedish name ''Sastmola''. The name was first mentioned in 1303 as ''Sastamall''. The birth of the earliest villages in Merikarvia - Kasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raila Aho
Raila Orvokki Aho (née ''Rosendahl''; born 31 October 1937 in Pomarkku) is a Finnish office worker and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ..., representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL) from 1987 to 1990 and the Left Alliance from 1990 to 1995. References 1937 births Living people People from Pomarkku Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–1991) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–1995) 20th-century Finnish women politicians Women members of the Parliament of Finland {{FinnishPeoplesDemocraticLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulis Sileäkangas
Aulis Vilhelm Sileäkangas (17 June 1923, Pomarkku - 22 December 2013) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ... from 1966 to 1970 and again from 1972 to 1975, representing the Centre Party. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sileakangas, Aulis 1923 births 2013 deaths People from Pomarkku Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1970) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975) Finnish military personnel of World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskari Vihantola
Frans Oskar (Oskari) Vihantola (25 January 1876, in Pomarkku – 25 August 1936; surname until 1906 ''Grönroos'') was a Finnish bookseller, newspaper editor, lay preacher and politician. From 1 June to 14 September 1909, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ..., representing the Christian Workers' Union of Finland (SKrTL). References 1876 births 1936 deaths People from Pomarkku People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Lutherans Christian Workers' Union of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1909–1910) Lutheran socialists {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges. It belongs to the Regions of Finland, region of Satakunta. Kankaanpää has a population of about inhabitants, which make it the third largest municipality in the Satakunta region in terms of population, after the city of Pori and the town of Rauma, Finland, Rauma. Pori is located southwest of Kankaanpää. The coat of arms of Kankaanpää has its theme from the early days of the municipality's settlement, the origin of which is depicted with a golden pine tree in the middle of forest areas. The coat of arms was designed by Carolus Lindberg and was confirmed on 12 October 1951. Honkajoki municipality was merged with Kankaanpää on 1 January 2021. History First signs of humanity in the area are from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siikainen
Siikainen () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the smallest municipality in Satakunta in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density is (). The municipal manager of Siikainen is Heli Kaskiluoto. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Siikainen hosts a buddhist center Samje and the Stupa In Buddhism, a stupa (, ) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and '' śarīra''—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and m ... located there was the northern most in the world until 2016. References External links Municipality of Siikainen– Official website Municipalities of Satakunta Populated places established in 1871 1871 establishments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Language
Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland, alongside Swedish language, Swedish. In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. Kven language, Kven, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norway, Norwegian counties of Troms and Finnmark by a minority of Finnish descent. Finnish is morphological typology, typologically agglutinative language, agglutinative and uses almost exclusively Suffix, suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, Numeral (linguistics), numerals and verbs are inflection, inflected depending on their role in the Sentence (linguistics), sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
