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Myrskylä Myrskylä –Mörskom | |
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Municipality | |
| Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun | |
 Myrskylä Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Myrskylä inFinland | |
| Coordinates:60°40′N025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.850°E /60.667; 25.850 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Porvoo |
| Charter | 1636 |
| Seat | Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä) |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Esa Ukkola |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 200.44 km2 (77.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,683 |
| • Rank | 272nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 86.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 9.5% (official) |
| • Others | 4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55% |
| • 65 or older | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | myrskyla |
Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈmyrskylæ];Swedish:Mörskom) is amunicipality inFinland, located in the southern interior of the country. Myrskylä is situated in the eastern part of theUusimaa region, and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population. The population of Myrskylä is approximately 2,000, while thesub-region has a population of approximately 60,000. It is the 272nd most populousmunicipality in Finland.
Myrskylä covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities areAskola,Porvoo,Pukkila,Orimattila,Lapinjärvi andLoviisa.
Myrskylä is abilingual municipality withFinnish andSwedish as its official languages. The population consists of87% Finnish speakers,9% Swedish speakers, and4% speakers of other languages.
The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated fromPernå byIsaacus Rothovius, theBishop of Turku, and confirmed byChristina, theQueen of Sweden.
There are many lakes connected to theMyrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes arePöyrysjärvi,Isojärvi,Vähäjärvi,Muttilanjärvi,Siippo,Sopajärvi,Kirkkojärvi andSulkavanjärvi.
Hallila,Hyövinkylä,Jaakkola,Kankkila,Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä),Pakila andKreivilä.
The area was originally a part of thePernå parish and has had both Finnish and Swedish inhabitants since the medieval times. The village of Hallila (under its Swedish nameSkomarböle) was first mentioned in 1403 while Myrskylä itself was first mentioned in 1485. The name of Myrskylä comes from the Finnish wordmyrsky meaning "storm", likely via a farm name.[6]
Myrskylä acquired its first church in 1604 or 1611, eventually becoming its own parish in 1636. The parish was an annex of thebishop of Porvoo from 1747 to 1865.[7]
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Myrskylä is the birthplace of formerOlympic track championLasse Virén. The educational department takes part inLifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Results of the2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:
Media related toMyrskylä at Wikimedia Commons
Myrskylä travel guide from Wikivoyage
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