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Masku
Municipality
Maskun kunta
Masku kommun
Masku Church
Masku Church
Coat of arms of Masku
Coat of arms
Location of Masku in Finland
Location of Masku in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
 • Land 174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
 • Water 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Area rank 271st largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 9,619
 • Rank 102nd largest in Finland
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 96.1% (official)
 • Swedish 1.2%
 • Others 2.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 19.9%
 • 15 to 64 61.1%
 • 65 or older 18.9%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate Dfb
Website www.masku.fi

Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of Turku, has a population of 9,619 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 204.01 square kilometres (78.77 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water. The population density is 55 inhabitants per square kilometre (140/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in Swedish. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.

On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.

History

Masku.vaakuna
The original coat of arms of Masku.

Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included Merimasku until 1577, when it was transferred to Naantali. The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym Maskinnamo (originally *Maskun Innanmaa) in Korpo. There is also a village called Maskulainen in both Rymättylä and Lemu, suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.

Lemu and Askainen were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger.

Notable people

The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski. Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim, field marshal and 6th President of Finland was born in Louhisaari Manor of Askainen in 1867.

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See also

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