Pyhäranta

For other uses, see Finnish minelayer Pyhäranta.
Pyhäranta
Municipality
Pyhärannan kunta
Pyhäranta kommun
Pyhäranta Church
Pyhäranta Church
Flag of Pyhäranta
Flag
Coat of arms of Pyhäranta
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°E / 60.950; 21.4417
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi
Government
 • Municipal managerLeena Hoikkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
291.75 km2 (112.65 sq mi)
 • Land143.51 km2 (55.41 sq mi)
 • Water148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi)
 • Rank281st largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
1,910
 • Rank260th largest in Finland
 • Density13.31/km2 (34.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others3.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.3%
 • 15 to 6455.5%
 • 65 or older29.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.pyharanta.fi

Pyhäranta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpyhæˌrɑntɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,910 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 291.75 square kilometres (112.65 sq mi) of which 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Pyhäranta is the third most motorized municipality in Finland with 650 cars per thousand inhabitants.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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