Säkylä () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, southeast of the city of Pori. The municipality has a population of ()

Economy

The biggest employers are the Säkylä Garrison of the Pori Brigade, Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and Sucros Säkylä.

Nature

For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Säkylä's Lake Pyhäjärvi (Säkylän Pyhäjärvi), situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland. Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on the Säkylänharju Ridge. The fauna and flora of the ridge include several other rare and threatened species.

Lake Pyhäjärvi is a versatile bird lake. During the year, practically all of the water and shore birds of the Finnish inland waters are found there. The nesting species include lake birds drawn to the barren shores and clear waters, as well as some demanding specialities of the best eutrophic bird bays.

Culture

Säkylä is the original home of the Antti farmstead, nowadays a museum object in the Seurasaari Open Air Museum in Helsinki. According to Traficom, Säkylä is the second most motorized municipality in Finland with 651 cars per thousand inhabitants.

The whitefish soup was named traditional dish of the Säkylä parish in the 1980s.

Notable people

  • Toivo Aalto-Setälä (1896–1977)
  • Emil Cedercreutz (1879–1949)
  • Harri Eloranta (born 1963)
  • Wilho Laine (1875–1918)
  • Petteri Orpo (born 1969)
  • Jutta Rantala (born 1999)
  • Petteri Summanen (born 1969)

See also

  • Yttilä, a village of Säkylä

References

  • Municipality of Säkylä – Official website