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| area_total_km2 = 90.35
| area_total_km2 = 90.69
| area_land_km2 = 90.28
| area_land_km2 = 90.55
| area_water_km2 = 0.07
| area_water_km2 = 0.14
| area_rank = [[List of Finnish municipalities by area|400th]]
| area_rank = [[List of Finnish municipalities by area|400th]]
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'''Piikkiö''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈpiːkːiø}}; {{lang-sv|Pikis}}), is a [[List of former municipalities of Finland|former municipality]] of [[Finland]]. Piikkiö was consolidated with [[Kaarina]] on 1 January 2009.
'''Piikkiö''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈpiːkːiø}}; {{lang-sv|Pikis}}), is a [[List of former municipalities of Finland|former municipality]] of [[Finland]]. Piikkiö was consolidated with [[Kaarina]] on 1 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional adjustments 1.1.2009 |url=https://stat.fi/til/vaerak/2008/vaerak_2008_2009-03-27_tau_001_en.html |website=stat.fi |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>


It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 6,836 in December 2004 and covered an area of 90.35&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (excluding sea) of which 0.07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is inland water. The [[population density]] was 75.72 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.
It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 6,836 in December 2004 and covered an area of 90.69&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (excluding sea) of which 0.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is inland water in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=SUOMEN PINTA-ALA KUNNITTAIN 1. 1. 2008 FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2008 |url=https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/maanmittauslaitos.fi/files/old/pinta_alat_kunnittain_01012008.pdf |website=www.maanmittauslaitos.fi |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> The [[population density]] was 75.72 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.


The municipality was almost unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
The municipality was almost unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
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== Notable individuals ==
== Notable individuals ==
* [[Mikael Agricola]], clergyman and ''de facto'' inventor of written Finnish
* [[Mikael Agricola]], clergyman and ''de facto'' inventor of written Finnish
* [[Fredrika Bremer]], Swedish writer and feminist
* [[Fredrika Bremer]], Swedish writer and feminist<ref>{{cite web |title=Fredrika Bremer |url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/SBL/Presentation.aspx?id=16936 |website=sok.riksarkivet.se |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
* [[Jenni Dahlman]], former model and winner of the 2001 [[Miss Scandinavia]] contest
* [[Jenni Dahlman]], former model and winner of the 2001 [[Miss Scandinavia]] contest<ref>{{cite web |title=Jenni Dahlman |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206021959/http://www.missi.net/jenni.htm |website=www.missi.net |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
* [[Leena Lander]], author<ref>{{cite web |title=Lander, Leena |url=https://www.kirjasampo.fi/fi/kulsa/kauno:person_12317596284036 |website=www.kirjasampo.fi |access-date=18 July 2024 |language=fi}}</ref>
* [[Leena Lander]], author
* [[Artturi Lehkonen]], ice hockey player<ref>{{cite news |title=KalPa-sensaatio pääsee melkoiseen puntariin |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-6419544 |access-date=18 July 2024 |work=Yle Urheilu |date=17 December 2012 |language=fi}}</ref>
* [[Artturi Lehkonen]], ice hockey player
* [[Mika Lipponen]], footballer
* [[Mika Lipponen]], footballer
* [[Sami Salo]], ice hockey player
* [[Sami Salo]], ice hockey player
* [[Timo Salonen]], rally driver and the [[1985 World Rally Championship|1985]] world champion for [[Peugeot]]
* [[Timo Salonen]], rally driver and the [[1985 World Rally Championship|1985]] world champion for [[Peugeot]]
* [[Yrjö Sirola]], politician and writer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eduskunta |first1=Finland |title=Finlands riksdagsledamöter 1907-1982 |date=1982 |publisher=Valtion painatuskeskus |isbn=978-951-859-235-1 |page=595 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tzF9ymvbqsoC&q=Yrj%C3%B6+Sirola+%22Piikki%C3%B6%22&dq=Yrj%C3%B6+Sirola+%22Piikki%C3%B6%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUyK_Hj7GHAxV0k4kEHfLPCnIQ6AF6BAgKEAI |access-date=18 July 2024 |language=fi}}</ref>
* [[Yrjö Sirola]], politician and writer
* [[Liisa Veijalainen]], orienteer<ref>{{cite news |title=MM-suunnistaja Liisa Veijalainen ei pelkää eksymistä |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2008/11/21/mm-suunnistaja-liisa-veijalainen-ei-pelkaa-eksymista |access-date=18 July 2024 |work=YLE |date=21 November 2008 |language=fi-FI}}</ref>
* [[Liisa Veijalainen]], orienteer
* [[Gerda Wrede]], actor and speech therapist
* [[Gerda Wrede]], actor and speech therapist


Revision as of 17:39, 18 July 2024

Piikkiö
Former municipality
Piikkiö Church
Piikkiö Church
Coat of arms of Piikkiö
Coat of arms
Piikkiö is located in Finland
Piikkiö
Piikkiö
Location within Finland
Coordinates: 60°25′30″N 022°31′00″E / 60.42500°N 22.51667°E / 60.42500; 22.51667
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku
Merged with Kaarina1 January 2009
Government
 • City managerJouko Mäkinen
Area
 • Total90.69 km2 (35.02 sq mi)
 • Land90.55 km2 (34.96 sq mi)
 • Water0.14 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
 • Rank400th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total6,695
 • Rank162nd
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
 +0.9% change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation82.3%
Unemployment rate7.9%
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.piikkio.fi/

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

References

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

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