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Teuva
Östermark
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Municipality
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| Teuvan kunta Östermarks kommun |
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Municipal office
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Location of Teuva in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | South Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Area
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| • Total | 556.05 km2 (214.69 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 154th largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,758 | |
| • Rank | 172nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.58/km2 (22.2/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.9% | |
| • Others | 2.4% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 34.3% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Website | www.teuva.fi | |
Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 4,758 (31 December 2023) and the municipality covers an area of 554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi) of which 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018). The population density is 8.58/km2 (22.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
In August 2010, more than fifty pocket-sized saunas were gathered on a lakeside within Teuva for the fifth annual Mobile Sauna Festival. Some six-thousand visitors attended the festival, doubling the population of Teuva for the weekend.
Villages
- Horo
- Horonkylä
- Kauppila
- Kirkonkylä
- Komsi
- Korvenkylä
- Luovankylä
- Nori
- Perälä
- Piikkilänkylä
- Riippi
- Salonpää
- Äystö
Notable individuals
- Antti Rajamäki, sprinter
- Aulis Ranta-Muotio, politician
- Elonkerjuu, rock band
- Helge Saarikoski, politician and Member of Parliament
- Jorma Mattinen, professor and rector at the Åbo Akademi University from 2005-2014
- Jukka Rauhala, Olympic wrestler
- Lauri Ingman, theologian, bishop, politician and twice Prime Minister of Finland
- Mirjam Tuokkola, archer
- Nicole, a band
- Oiva Ketonen, philosopher, writer, academic and professor
- Otto Syreeni, businessman
- Pauli Nevala, javelin thrower
- Severi Savonen, professor
- Simo Korpela, poet and priest
- Roppal, also known as Riskipiiku, professional Osu! player
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