Nousiainen Nousis | |
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Municipality | |
| Nousiaisten kunta Nousis kommun | |
 Nousiainen Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nousiainen inFinland | |
| Coordinates:60°36′N022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E /60.600; 22.083 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Juhani Kylämäkilä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 199.55 km2 (77.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 198.93 km2 (76.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 263rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,659 |
| • Rank | 174th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 23.42/km2 (60.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 20.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.nousiainen.fi |
Nousiainen (Finnish:[ˈnou̯siˌɑi̯nen];Swedish:Nousis) is amunicipality ofFinland. It is located in theSouthwest Finlandregion, 20 kilometres (12 mi) fromTurku alongHighway 8 (E8).[5] TheFinnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,659(31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 199.55 square kilometres (77.05 sq mi) ofwhich 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)is water.[1] Thepopulation density is23.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.7/sq mi).
There are twoNatura 2000 sites in Nousiainen: theKurjenrahka National Park and the Rehtisuo Raised Bog.[6]
Nousiainen was an "ancient parish" (a unit of social organization) before Swedish rule.
Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, when the seat was shifted toKoroinen, nowadays a part ofTurku. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout theMiddle Ages.[7] The coat of arms of Nousiainen depictsBishop Henry andLalli.
Nousiainen was mentioned in 1232 asde Nousia and in 1234 asNosis. Its name is derived from a pre-Christian Finnish personal nameNousia, still the name of some 10-20 men in 2022.[8] Even after the bishopric was moved to Koroinen, Nousiainen was still an important pilgrimage site until the reformation, as it was thought that bishop Henry was buried there.
The village ofNummi, the current administrative seat of the municipality, was mentioned in 1380 asNummusby. Court sessions for Nousiainen,Masku andSantamala were held there at the time. By 1556, Nummi was the largest village in Nousiainen.[9]
Agriculture has always been Nousiainen's most significant industry. Significant employers also includedTeleste Oyj's electronics factory, which, however, has already closed down in the municipality. In 2015, the municipality had 1,009 jobs; of these, 11% were in primary production (agriculture,forestry andfishery), 72% in services and 15% in processing.[10] The companies that paid the mostcorporate tax in 2016 were FCR Finland, which operates in theshipbuilding industry, Mynämäen-Nousiaisten Osuuspankki and Maalausliike Helin.[11]
Sweetened potato casserole, orimelet perunloora in the local dialect, was named the traditional parish dish of Nousiainen in the 1980s.[12]
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Media related toNousiainen at Wikimedia Commons
Nousiainen travel guide from Wikivoyage
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