Kimito (; ) is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön. Prior to the consolidation, it was one of the four municipalities located on Kimito island, the other three being Västanfjärd, Dragsfjärd and Halikko.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,301 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 320.17&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (excluding sea) of which 2.29&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is inland water. The population density was 10.38 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.

It was the place where Tantalum was discovered along with Ytterby.

Events

  • Kimito Island Music Festival
  • Baltic Jazz Festival
  • Norpas Festival
  • mörkÖ Festival

Notable people

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  • Amos Anderson (1878–1961), Finnish entrepreneur and patron of the arts
  • Niklas Hollsten (born 1983), Finnish freeride snowboarder

References