Piikkiö

Piikkiö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpiːkːiø]; Swedish: Pikis), is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 2009.^[1]

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,836 in December 2004 and covered an area of 90.69 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.14 km² is inland water in January 2008.^[2] The population density was 75.72 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was almost unilingually Finnish.

Notable individuals

Mikael Agricola, clergyman and de facto inventor of written Finnish
Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist^[3]
Jenni Dahlman, former model and winner of the 2001 Miss Scandinavia contest^[4]
Leena Lander, author^[5]
Artturi Lehkonen, ice hockey player^[6]
Mika Lipponen, footballer
Sami Salo, ice hockey player
Timo Salonen, rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot
Yrjö Sirola, politician and writer^[7]
Liisa Veijalainen, orienteer^[8]
Gerda Wrede, actor and speech therapist

References

^ "Regional adjustments 1.1.2009". stat.fi. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "SUOMEN PINTA-ALA KUNNITTAIN 1. 1. 2008 FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2008" (PDF). www.maanmittauslaitos.fi. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Fredrika Bremer". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Jenni Dahlman". www.missi.net. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Lander, Leena". www.kirjasampo.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "KalPa-sensaatio pääsee melkoiseen puntariin". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ Eduskunta, Finland (1982). Finlands riksdagsledamöter 1907-1982 (in Finnish). Valtion painatuskeskus. p. 595. ISBN 978-951-859-235-1. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "MM-suunnistaja Liisa Veijalainen ei pelkää eksymistä". YLE (in Finnish). 21 November 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

External links

Media related to Piikkiö at Wikimedia Commons Piikkiö travel guide from Wikivoyage

Official website (in Finnish)