Pornainen (Finnish: [ˈpornɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Borgnäs) is a small municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Järvenpää.
Pornainen
Borgnäs | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Pornaisten kunta Borgnäs kommun | |
 The Pornainen Church on the background | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pornainen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°28.5′N 025°22.5′E / 60.4750°N 25.3750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Helsinki metropolitan area |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Seat | Kirveskoski |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Haukkasalo |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 150.09 km2 (57.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 146.53 km2 (56.58 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 278th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,955 |
| • Rank | 166th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 33.82/km2 (87.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.3% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.7% |
| • 65 or older | 16.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | pornainen |
The municipality has a population of 4,955 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 150.09 square kilometres (57.95 sq mi) of which 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) is water.[1] The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as Pornainen's church village, and second largest village is Halkia (about 500 residents). The population density is 33.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (87.6/sq mi).
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".[5][6] The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer destination for many former celebrities, such as actress Regina Linnanheimo, and writers Mika Waltari and Juhani Aho.[5][7]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
editThis section needs to be updated. (May 2024) |
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pornainen:
- True Finns 25.4%
- Social Democratic Party 22.8%
- National Coalition Party 20.6%
- Centre Party 18.1%
- Green League 5.4%
- Left Alliance 3.6%
- Christian Democrats 1.6%
- Swedish People's Party 1.5%
Notable people
edit- Wiljo Tuompo (1893–1957)
- Seppo Aho (born 1944)
- Joona Sotala (born 1998)
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Pornaisten kunta. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Markkinointitoimisto Sensei. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Arvila, Reetta (20 July 2010). "Pornaisten Laukkoski on ollut Suomen Hollywood" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Pornainen at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pornainen – Official website (in Finnish)
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