Myrskylä (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Myrskylä is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population. The population of Myrskylä is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Myrskylä covers an area of of which is water.
Myrskylä acquired its first church in 1604 or 1611, eventually becoming its own parish in 1636. The parish was an annex of the bishop of Porvoo from 1747 to 1865.
Demographics
thumb|none|450px|Demo-linguistic evolution in Myrskylä municipality in the period 1880–2010.<br />In orange: Number of Finnish speakers.<br />In blue: Number Swedish speakers. <br />In grey: Number of people with another native language.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:
- True Finns 27.1%
- Centre Party 22.0%
- National Coalition Party 15.7%
- Social Democratic Party 12.6%
- Swedish People's Party 10.0%
- Green League 4.6%
- Christian Democrats 3.7%
- Left Alliance 2.8%
References
External links
- Municipality of Myrskylä – Official website, Finnish, Swedish