Miehikkälä
Miehikkälä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmie̯hikːælæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 1,752 (31 December 2023),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Kymenlaakso in terms of population. It covers an area of 440.34 square kilometres (170.02 sq mi) of which 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.7/sq mi).
Miehikkälä | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Miehikkälän kunta Miehikkälä kommun | |
Miehikkälä Church | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Miehikkälä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Finland |
| Sub-region | Kotka–Hamina sub-region |
| Charter | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Markku J. Forss |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 440.34 km2 (170.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 199th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,752 |
| • Rank | 269th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.15/km2 (10.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.3% |
| • 65 or older | 37.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.miehikkala.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Luumäki and Virolahti. It is 67 kilometres (42 mi) from Miehikkälä to Kotka and 64 kilometres (40 mi) to Lappeenranta. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Miehikkälä is the fourth most motorized municipality in Finland with 629 cars per thousand inhabitants.[6]
The coat of arms of the municipality representing the letter M (which refers to Miehikkälä's name) was designed by Tapio Vallioja in 1956.[7]
Notable people edit
- Sulo Nurmela, skier
- Eeva Ruoppa, skier
- Martti Urpalainen, marathonist
- Reijo Taipale, singer
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Kymenlaakson kuntien vaakunat (in Finnish)
External links edit
Media related to Miehikkälä at Wikimedia Commons Miehikkälä travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Miehikkälä – Official website (in Finnish)