Pornainen (; ) is a small
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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. It is located in the
province
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of
Southern Finland
Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Ky ...
and is part of the
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; , ; 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, Helsinki, alo ...
region
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. The neighboring municipalities are
Askola
Askola () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Monninkylä is the largest village of the municipality ...
in the east,
Mäntsälä
Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finni ...
in the north,
Porvoo
Porvoo (; ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located on the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Finland. Porvoo lies in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Porvoo is approximately , while the Porvoo sub-region, sub-re ...
in the southeast and
Sipoo
Sipoo (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The administrative center of the municipality i ...
in the southwest. It is located east of the town of
Järvenpää
Järvenpää (; , ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region in the immediate vicinity of Lake Tuusula. The population of Järvenpää is approximately ...
.
The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The administrative centre of municipality is
Kirveskoski
Kirveskoski (; officially ''Pornaisten kirkonkylä'') is a village of about 2000 inhabitants in Pornainen, Uusimaa, Finland, and the administrative center of the municipality. Next to the village is the Mustijoki, Mustijoki River (''Karjakoski'' b ...
(about 2,000 residents), also known as ''Pornainen's church village'', and second largest village is
Halkia (about 500 residents). The
population density
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is .
Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality has marketed itself under the nickname "Hollywood of Finland".
The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer destination for many former celebrities, such as actress
Regina Linnanheimo, and writers
Mika Waltari
Mika Toimi Waltari (; 19 September 1908 – 26 August 1979) was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel ''The Egyptian'' (). He was extremely productive. Besides his novels he also wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, ...
and
Juhani Aho
Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt (11 September 1861 – 8 August 1921), was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature sixteen times.
Early life
Juhani Aho was born at Lapinlahti in 1861. His ...
.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Politics
Results of the
2023 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 2 April 2023 to elect members of the Parliament of Finland.
Following the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election, 2019 election, the Social Democratic Party of Finland, Social Democratic Party (SDP) ...
in Pornainen:
*
Finns
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32.6%
*
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Form ...
19.0%
*
National Coalition Party
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Founded in 1918, the ...
17.3%
*
Centre Party 12.6%
*
Movement Now 4.8%
*
Green League
The Green League, ( , Vihr; ; ; ; ) shortened to the Greens, (; ) is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a reformist party and it supports femi ...
3.7%
*
Christian Democrats 3.2%
*
Left Alliance 2.7%
*
Swedish People's Party 1.5%
*
Vapauden Liitto 1.0%
Notable people
*
Wiljo Tuompo (1893–1957)
*
Seppo Aho (born 1944)
*
Joona Sotala (born 1998)
References
External links
Municipality of Pornainen– Official website
Municipalities of Uusimaa
Greater Helsinki
Populated places established in 1869
1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
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