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Teuva

Östermark
Municipality
Teuvan kunta
Östermarks kommun
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Teuva
Coat of arms
Location of Teuva in Finland
Location of Teuva in Finland
Country  Finland
Region South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Suupohja sub-region
Charter 1868
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • 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
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 4,758
 • Rank 172nd largest in Finland
 • Density 8.58/km2 (22.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • 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

See also

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