Sauvo (; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. It is located in the

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Tu ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

. The municipality had a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), 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 . Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of

summer cottage A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager had to provide ...

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 A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

s. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

. 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 Aatos Abel Tapala (born 5 May 1940) is a Finnish actor and opera singer. Tapala was born in Sauvo, and, for a time, a soloist for the Finnish National Opera from 1965 to 1972. Roles * ''Tamino'' in ''The Magic Flute'' * ''Basilio'' in ''T ...

, opera singer and actor * Arno Jaatinen, Jäger major * Arto Nuotio, singer * Arvo Korsimo, politician *

Eero Rislakki Eero Ensio Rislakki (25 June 1924, in Helsinki – 7 June 2017)Taskinen, Rita: Suomalainen Design From Finland, Kuka kukin on, Who’s Who in Finnish Design. Helsinki: Ornamo, 1992. . was a Finnish industrial engineer. He designed, among other thi ...

, industrial engineer *

Esko Kiviranta Esko Emil Kiviranta (born 2 September 1950) was a Finnish politician representing the Finnish Centre Party (''Keskusta''). He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 19 March 2003 to 4 April 2023. Kiviranta was born in Sauvo Sauvo (; ...

, politician * John Rosenbröijer, Jäger trooper * Jorma Rinne, athlete * Petri Laaksonen, musician *

Rami Sarmasto Raimo Sulo Virtanen (August 24, 1938, Sauvo – February 13, 1965, Humppila), better known by his stage name, Rami Sarmasto, was a Finnish actor and musician. Biography Raimo Sulo Virtanen was born on August 24, 1938, in Sauvo, Finland F ...

, actor and musician *

Sanna Perkiö Sanna can refer to: Places *Sanna, Nordland, an island in Træna municipality, Nordland county, Norway *Sanna, Ardnamurchan, a village in the far west of Scotland *Sänna, a village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, Estonia *Sanna (Inn), a river in ...

, politician * Veikko Palomaa, writer * Eyolf Georg Mattsson, brigade commander of the Soviet Army

Gallery

File:Sauvon kirkko.jpg, The church of Sauvo File:Sauvo Church 2007-06-22.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 Municipalities of Southwest Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub