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Sauvo

Sagu
Municipality
Sauvon kunta
Sagu kommun
The Sauvo Church
The Sauvo Church
Coat of arms of Sauvo
Coat of arms
Location of Sauvo in Finland
Location of Sauvo in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 299.47 km2 (115.63 sq mi)
 • Land 252.77 km2 (97.60 sq mi)
 • Water 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi)
Area rank 244th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 2,974
 • Rank 215th largest in Finland
 • Density 11.77/km2 (30.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 90.7% (official)
 • Swedish 2.5%
 • Others 6.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 15.1%
 • 15 to 64 57.5%
 • 65 or older 27.4%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
21570
Climate Dfb
Website www.sauvo.fi

Sauvo (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯ʋo]; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,974 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.5/sq mi).

Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.

The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.

Notable persons

  • Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
  • Arno Jaatinen, Jäger major
  • Arto Nuotio, singer
  • Arvo Korsimo, politician
  • Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
  • Esko Kiviranta, politician
  • John Rosenbröijer, Jäger trooper
  • Jorma Rinne, athlete
  • Petri Laaksonen, musician
  • Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
  • Sanna Perkiö, politician
  • Veikko Palomaa, writer
  • Eyolf Georg Mattsson, brigade commander of the Soviet Army

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