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Sauvo

Sagu

Municipality

Sauvon kunta
Sagu kommun

The Sauvo Church

Coat of arms

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.