Särkisalo Explained

Särkisalo
Official Name:Finnish: Särkisalon kunta
Swedish: Finby kommun
Native Name:Finnish: Särkisalo – Swedish: Finby
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Finland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Finland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Finland
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southwest Finland
Subdivision Type3:Sub-region
Subdivision Name3:Salo
Extinct Title:Merged with Salo
Extinct Date:January 1, 2009
Leader Title:City manager
Leader Name:Paavo Karila
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:82.85
Area Land Km2:81.79
Area Water Km2:1.06
Area Rank:405th
Population Total:723
Population As Of:2003
Population Rank:420th
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:-2.8 % change
Blank Name:Official languages
Blank Info:Finnish
Blank1 Name:Urbanisation
Blank1 Info:0.0%
Blank2 Name:Unemployment rate
Blank2 Info:10.5%
Blank3 Name:Climate
Blank3 Info:Dfb
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Website:http://www.sarkisalo.fi/

Särkisalo (in Finnish pronounced as /ˈsærkiˌsɑlo/; Swedish: Finby) is a former municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 710 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 82.85 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.06 km² is inland water. The population density was 8.68 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.

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