Eura () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of ()

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eura:

  • Social Democratic Party 32.9%
  • Centre Party 22.8%
  • True Finns 16.1%
  • Left Alliance 12.2%
  • National Coalition Party 10.9%
  • Christian Democrats 2.5%
  • Green League 2.0%

Twin towns - Sister cities

Eura is twinned with:

  • Harku Parish, Estonia
  • Askersund Municipality, Sweden

Notable people

  • Carl Oscar Malm, founder of Finnish Sign Language
  • Darude (real name Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen), DJ and record producer
  • Elias Valtonen, basketball player

See also

  • Bad Boys – 2003 Finnish film about "the Daltons of Eura"
  • Eurajoki
  • Panelia

References

  • Municipality of Eura – Official website