Piikkiö (; ), is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,836 in December 2004 and covered an area of 90.69&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (excluding sea) of which 0.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is inland water in January 2008. The population density was 75.72 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality was almost unilingually Finnish.

Notable individuals

  • Mikael Agricola, clergyman and de facto inventor of written Finnish
  • Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist
  • Jenni Dahlman, former model and winner of the 2001 Miss Scandinavia contest
  • Leena Lander, author
  • Artturi Lehkonen, ice hockey player
  • Mika Lipponen, footballer
  • Sami Salo, ice hockey player
  • Timo Salonen, rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot
  • Yrjö Sirola, politician and writer
  • Liisa Veijalainen, orienteer
  • Gerda Wrede, actor and speech therapist

References

  • Official website