Country Finland Charter 1874 Municipal tax rate 19.25% Region Southwest Finland | Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Sunday 10:02 AM | |
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Area rank 273rd largest in Finland Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Kustavi ([ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.
Map of 23360 Kustavi, Finland
It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 898 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 165.83 square kilometres (64.03 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi).
There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.
The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services of the municipality include 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.